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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

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。