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billets
UK //ˈbɪlɪts//US //ˈbɪlɪts//
词源
源自中古法语 'billet'，意为“便条”或“短信”，后引申为“住宿安排”和“金属坯料”。
noun
❶ 指军队或组织为成员安排的临时住宿处，通常是在民宅或公共建筑中。
“The soldiers were assigned billets in the village during the training exercise.”
（士兵们在训练演习期间被分配到村里的临时住所。）
“We stayed in comfortable billets provided by the local community.”
（我们住在当地社区提供的舒适临时住所。）
❶ 指金属或木材的短棒或小块，通常用于进一步加工或作为原材料。
“The factory received a shipment of steel billets for processing.”
（工厂收到了一批用于加工的钢坯。）
“He cut the wooden billet into smaller pieces for the project.”
（他把木料切成小块用于项目。）
同义词:quarters, lodgings, barracks, ingots, logs
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 mission.”
（任务期间，部队被安排在当地居民家中住宿。）
“The university billets visiting athletes in dormitories.”
（大学将来访的运动员安排在宿舍住宿。）
同义词:quarter, lodge, house, accommodate
常见短语
billet doux — 法语词汇，意为“情书”或“甜蜜的便条”，用于浪漫或亲密的通信。
“She received a billet doux from her secret admirer.”
（她收到了一封来自秘密爱慕者的情书。）