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单词 Reb
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Reb1

nounrɛbrɛb
  • A traditional Jewish title or form of address, corresponding to Sir, for a man who is not a rabbi (used preceding the forename or surname)

    先生(犹太人传统的称号或称呼形式,冠于不是拉比的男子的名字或姓氏之前)

    I never met Reb Zecharia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Throughout his long career, Reb Zalman has been an unending resource for the world religious community.
    • The rabbi called him suddenly, "Reb Jew, come here."
    • CURT LEVIANT'S novel about Reb Nachman of Bratslav, The Man Who Thought He Was Messiah, was a Nominee for the National Jewish Book Award.

Origin

Yiddish.

Reb2

(also Johnny Reb)
nounrɛbrɛb
US informal
  • A Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.

    〈美,非正式〉(美国南北战争中的)南军士兵

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At that moment, a scout named Stephen Warren Morehouse rushed to Major George Pope telling him ‘there's a lot of Rebs through there in a barn.’
    • I know, but I'm using that example to wonder if we did the same type of question thing for the Civil War, would we maybe end up being Rebs?
    • Rebels were looking for shoes and other supplies; Yanks were looking for Rebs.
    • One man heard his officers vow never to take another prisoner. Upon hearing the rumor, one veteran simply noted that ‘we ought to kill every Reb in our hands.’
    • The end of the Rebs and their damned confederacy is forming right here,’ the corporal said, though the earlier jauntiness was absent from his voice.
    • Energy and concentration, however, had gurgled down into my shoes, leaving me about as spirited as a Johnny Reb after Pickett's charge.

Origin

Abbreviation of rebel.

Reb1

nounrɛbreb
  • A traditional Jewish title or form of address, corresponding to Sir, for a man who is not a rabbi (used preceding the forename or surname)

    先生(犹太人传统的称号或称呼形式,冠于不是拉比的男子的名字或姓氏之前)

    I never met Reb Zecharia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • CURT LEVIANT'S novel about Reb Nachman of Bratslav, The Man Who Thought He Was Messiah, was a Nominee for the National Jewish Book Award.
    • The rabbi called him suddenly, "Reb Jew, come here."
    • Throughout his long career, Reb Zalman has been an unending resource for the world religious community.

Origin

Yiddish.

Reb2

(also Johnny Reb)
nounrɛbreb
US informal
  • A Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.

    〈美,非正式〉(美国南北战争中的)南军士兵

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One man heard his officers vow never to take another prisoner. Upon hearing the rumor, one veteran simply noted that ‘we ought to kill every Reb in our hands.’
    • The end of the Rebs and their damned confederacy is forming right here,’ the corporal said, though the earlier jauntiness was absent from his voice.
    • Energy and concentration, however, had gurgled down into my shoes, leaving me about as spirited as a Johnny Reb after Pickett's charge.
    • At that moment, a scout named Stephen Warren Morehouse rushed to Major George Pope telling him ‘there's a lot of Rebs through there in a barn.’
    • I know, but I'm using that example to wonder if we did the same type of question thing for the Civil War, would we maybe end up being Rebs?
    • Rebels were looking for shoes and other supplies; Yanks were looking for Rebs.

Origin

Abbreviation of rebel.

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