Old English feohtere; agent noun from fight (v.). Compare Dutch vechter, German Fechter. Old English also had feohtling in this sense. Meaning "fast military airplane used for combat" is from 1917.
雙語例句
1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.
道格拉斯29歲，是個技術(shù)不錯的拳擊手，在以前的比賽中發(fā)揮不太穩(wěn)定。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Workers at the plant build the F-16 jet fighter.
這個工廠的工人建造F-16噴氣式戰(zhàn)斗機。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The fighter believes he can still regain some of his old magic.
這位斗士相信自己仍然可以恢復(fù)從前的一些魔力。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Five leading fighter pilots have been captured and paraded before the media.
有5名一流的戰(zhàn)斗機飛行員被俘，并被在媒體上曝光。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He is something of a fighter, and will certainly want to win.