英语单词

battalion是什么意思

battalion

英 [bə'tælɪən] 美 [bə'tæljən]
  • n. 营,军营;军队,部队

中文词源


battalion 营

词源同beat, 击,打。此处指打战的队伍。

英文词源


battalion
battalion: see battle
battalion (n.)
1580s, from Middle French bataillon (16c.), from Italian battaglione "battle squadron," from diminutive of Vulgar Latin battalia "battle," from Latin bauttere "to beat" (see batter (v.)). Specific sense of "part of a regiment" is from 1708.
Madame, lui répondit-il, ne vous y fiez pas: j'ay tôujours vû Dieu do coté des gros Batallions. [E.Boursault, 1702]

双语例句


1. He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
他加入了英国近卫步兵第一团第二营。

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2. The battalion went directly to the airport to begin digging in.
该营直接开到机场掘壕防守。

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3. Ford was attached to the battalion's first line of transport.
福特曾在该营的第一运输队服役。

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4. Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion.
安东尼受命返回自己的军营。

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5. a battalion of supporters
由支持者组成的队伍

来自《权威词典》

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