| 词汇 | squad |
| 释义 | squadWord family nounsquaddiesquad carsquad Police, Army, Sport squad /skwɒd $ skwɑːd/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC] 1 PLAY A GAME OR SPORTa group of players from which a team will be chosen for a particular sports event 〔为参加某体育比赛而组成的〕运动队；球队 the Italian World Cup squad 代表意大利参加世界杯的球队 2 SCPthe police department responsible for dealing with a particular kind of crime 〔警察的〕特别行动小组 drugs/fraud/vice etc squad A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. 爆破小组的队员进行了一次控制爆破。 3 PMAa small group of soldiers working together as a unit 〔士兵组成的〕班，小队 a drill squad 操练小队 4. American EnglishAmEDS a group of cheerleaders 啦啦队 → death squad, firing squad, flying squadExamples from the Corpus squad• For unknown reasons, a squad of police marched into the black suburb of Brownsville.• Only two starting players are returning from last year's women's basketball squad.• Vivian McGrath was the star of the 1938 Davis Cup squad.• Commandos would land from the destroyer and from coastal forces motorboats in small assault parties, demolition squads, and protection parties.• a football squad• Outside London a murder squad detective might have one or two.• An encouraging aspect was that each of the three new caps in the squad contributed to the victory.• If he comes through unscathed, he can be added to the squad.• But in this squad system the axe does not fall easily. drugs/fraud/vice etc squad• She wasn't on the plane and West Mercia fraud squad have asked Interpol to investigate.• In private, Fraud Squad officers dismiss it.• It wasn't exactly an exciting party, but the vice squad knocked on the door.• When Keating painted in the style of Palmer, he was picked up by the Fraud Squad.• I picks up the phone and dialled a special number for the fraud squad.• It is the first time the fraud squad has been directly accused of leaking the report.• Details regarding the firm's demise are a little hazy, and the matter has now been referred to the Fraud Squad.• In recent weeks, drugs squad officers have seized quantities of crack cocaine in Gloucester and Stroud. (1600-1700) French escouade, from escadre, from Italian squadra “square”, from Vulgar Latin exquadra; → SQUARE2 |
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