basic training — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. The standard training regimen for introducing new recruits to a military organization's discipline and basic operational skills.

   Uso

   • incontável

   Sinônimos

   boot camp

   Palavras relacionadas

   basic education

   Exemplos

   Near-synonym: boot camp

   Next thing I know, they were drafting me and sending me off to Fort Sill for basic training. Talk about whiplash.

2. A more or less analogous (albeit nonmartial) experience in the civilian world.

   Uso

   • broadly
   • figurado
   • often
   • incontável

   Exemplos

   Mais exemplos (1)

   There's no such thing as formal apprenticeship in this industry. The only preparation you get is some basic training where you sink or swim while trying to look alive.

Substantivo

1. the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline

   Termos mais gerais

   military training