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brigade

UK //brɪˈɡeɪd//US //brɪˈɡeɪd//

词源

源自法语 'brigade',最早来自意大利语 'brigata'(意为'队伍'),与古高地德语 'bergan'(携带)有关,17世纪进入英语。

noun

❶ 军事单位,通常由几个营组成,规模介于团和师之间。也指为特定目的组织起来的人群,如消防队或志愿者团体。

“The fire brigade arrived quickly to put out the blaze.”

(消防队迅速赶到扑灭了大火。)

“He served in an armored brigade during the war.”

(战争期间他在装甲旅服役。)

同义词:unit, team, corps, squad, force

verb

❶ 将人员组织成队伍或团体,通常用于临时性或特定任务的分组。

“We brigaded the students into groups of ten for the activity.”

(我们把学生分成十人一组参加活动。)

“Protesters were brigaded by the organizers for the march.”

(抗议者被组织者编队参加游行。)

同义词:organize, group, assemble, muster, arrange

常见短语

fire brigade — 专门负责灭火和救援的消防队伍,在英式英语中常用此表达。

“Call the fire brigade immediately if you smell gas.”

(如果闻到煤气味请立即呼叫消防队。)

bucket brigade — 指排成一行传递水桶灭火的传统方式,现也比喻多人协作的工作模式。

“The villagers formed a bucket brigade to fight the wildfire.”

(村民们组成人力传水队对抗野火。)