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billet
UK //ˈbɪlɪt//US //ˈbɪlɪt//
词源
源自中古法语'billette'，原意为'小纸条'，后引申为'住宿安排'（因历史上用纸条分配住处），金属坯料义项可能来自其形状类似短棒。
noun
❶ 指军队或组织为成员安排的临时住宿地点，通常是在民宅或其他非专用住所。
“The soldiers were assigned billets in the village during the training exercise.”
（训练期间，士兵们被分配到村里的民宅住宿。）
“Each billet housed three cadets for the weekend.”
（每个临时住所为三名学员提供了周末住宿。）
❶ 指金属的短棒或坯料，通常是半成品，用于进一步加工或锻造。
“The factory received steel billets for rolling into beams.”
（工厂收到钢坯用于轧制成梁。）
“Aluminum billets are heated before extrusion.”
（铝坯在挤压前需要加热。）
同义词:lodging, quarters, bar, ingot, blank
verb
❶ 为某人安排临时住宿，通常指军队或组织为其成员安排住处。
“The troops were billeted in local homes during the maneuvers.”
（演习期间，部队被安置在当地居民家中。）
“We were billeted with a friendly family for the conference.”
（会议期间我们被安排住在一个友善的家庭。）
同义词:quarter, lodge, house, accommodate
常见短语
billet-doux — 法语借词，指情书或表达爱意的短笺，带有浪漫和文学色彩。
“He slipped a billet-doux into her book when she wasn't looking.”
（趁她不注意时，他把一封情书夹进了她的书里。）