civvy street
英 [ˈsɪvi striːt]
美 [ˈsɪvi striːt]
n. (非军队的)平民生活,老百姓生活
牛津词典
noun
- (非军队的)平民生活,老百姓生活
ordinary life outside the armed forces
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 老百姓生活;平民生活
People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces.
- If they were in civvy street they would be compensated anyway.
他们要是老百姓的话,就一定会得到补偿。
双语例句
- If they were in civvy street they would be compensated anyway.
他们要是老百姓的话,就一定会得到补偿。
- I'm a soldier now but when I was in civvy street I worked in a factory.
我现在是名士兵;在此之前,我在一家工厂工作。
- You've got a secure job in the army, whereas in civvy street you can get thrown out any time.
在军队里你的差使很稳定,而在平民生活中你随时有被解雇的可能。
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