join the army

基本解释

I tried to join the army but was rejected because of poor health.
我想参军，但因身体不好而碰了一鼻子灰。
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He was born in 1942 in the coastal area of Sirte to nomadic parents. He went to Benghazi University to study geography but dropped out to join the army.
他于1942年生于海边一家纯朴的游牧家庭。他之后在班加西（利比亚北部港口城市）大学学习地理专业但是中途辍学参军。
Caught cheating at cards, he ran off to join the army, and then deserted—but not before he connected with the Green Gang, the notorious gangsters who controlled the Shanghai underworld.
他在被抓到出千后，逃跑去参军了，然后又当了逃兵——不过这都是他与青帮——臭名昭著的上海黑帮——有所关联之后的事情了。

If a drafted man could not do either thing, then he must join the army or be shot as a deserter.
Most men should try and join the army, you know.
大部分男人应该试着加入军队。
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How do you join the army in the United States?
在美国怎么样才能入伍？
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Anyone arrested or imprisoned, or who seeks to join the army or police, is scanned.
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