squad
英[skwɒd]
美[skwɑd]
- n. 班；小队；五人组（篮球队的非正式说法）
- vt. 把…编成班；把…编入班
词态变化
复数: squads;
助记提示
1. square => squad.
中文词源
squad 军队的班，小组，队伍
来自法语 esquade,班组，方队，来自意大利语 squadra,营，队伍，来自通俗拉丁语*exquadra, 方阵，词源同 square,方阵。引申诸相关词义。
英文词源
- squad (n.)
- 1640s, "small number of military men detailed for some purpose," from French esquade, from Middle French escadre, from Spanish escuadra or Italian squadra "battalion," literally "square," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra (see square (n.)). Before the widespread use of of automatic weapons, infantry troops tended to fight in a square formation to repel cavalry or superior forces. Extended to sports 1902, police work 1905.
双语例句
- 1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
- 反诈骗小组的警员们已在电话上安装了窃听器，并随时准备突击。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
- 他有望在欧洲锦标赛代表队中获得一席之地。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
- 穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The squad members paired off to find places to eat and sleep.
- 小组成员结对儿找地方吃饭睡觉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.
- 行刑队处决的那些人里有3名将军。
来自柯林斯例句