n.[C]

1. （陆军）兵，士兵
   How long has your brother been a soldier?

   你兄弟当了多长时间的兵了？

2. 军人；军事家
3. （为事业或主义而奋斗的）战士，斗士
   Henry is a soldier in the civil-rights movement.

   亨利是民权运动的斗士。

4. 【昆】兵蚁
5. 逃避工作者；懒汉
6. 【口】一片烤面包
7. 黑手党组织最低阶层分子；犯罪组织头目的亲信

vi.

1. 当兵，服兵役
2. 坚持干[（+on）]
   The relief workers kept soldiering on.

   救援人员不屈不挠地继续工作。

3. 【口】磨洋工
   He was taken to task for soldiering on the job.

   他因磨洋工而受到斥责。

4. 假称害病

n.

1. a person who serves in an army.
   ▸ (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army.
2. Entomology  a wingless caste of ant or termite with a large modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defence.
3. Brit. informal a strip of bread or toast, dipped into a soft-boiled egg.
4. an upright brick, timber, or other building element.

v.

1. serve as a soldier.
2. (soldier on) informal persevere.