英语单词 | battalion |
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英美音标 | 英 [bə'tæliən] 美 [bə'tæliən] |
中文释义 | n.营(军队单位);军队;大批 |
英语例句 | (1) This battalion is composed of 800 soldiers. (2) The battalion formed up by companies on the barrack square. (3) Battalion headquarters has approved the retreat. (4) A whole battalion of soldiers surrounded us in a tight ring. (5) But the activist scoffs at the notion that entire battalions of spies had suddenly appeared in Russia. |
中文例句 | (1) 这个营是由八百个人组成的。 (2) 全营以连为单位在军营广场上列队。 (3) 军队总部已同意撤退。 (4) 整个军队把我们紧紧地包围在包围圈中。 (5) 但是,活动人士对俄罗斯突然出现大批间谍的说法嗤之以鼻。 |
vocabulary简明 | A battalion is a unit of an army. One battalion usually consists of three of more companies and a headquarters. |
vocabulary扩展 | The word battalion sounds a lot like battle, and that's a clue to its meaning: battalions are groups engaged in a battle. Specifically, a battalion is a smaller segment of an army. Within a battalion, there will usually be a headquarters, as well as a few smaller units, which are called companies. The members of a battalion will work closely together, whether they are attacking an enemy or defending a base. Veterans always remember the other soldiers in their battalion. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]营;军营 A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指有组织、有特定任务、高效的)一大群,一大批 A battalion of people is a large group of them, especially a well-organized, efficient group that has a particular task to do. [N
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