squad

• n. 班；小隊(duì)；五人組（籃球隊(duì)的非正式說(shuō)法）
• vt. 把…編成班；把…編入班

來(lái)自法語(yǔ) esquade,班組，方隊(duì)，來(lái)自意大利語(yǔ) squadra,營(yíng)，隊(duì)伍，來(lái)自通俗拉丁語(yǔ)*exquadra, 方陣，詞源同 square,方陣。引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

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.

1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.

反詐騙小組的警員們已在電話上安裝了竊聽(tīng)器，并隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備突擊。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.

他有望在歐洲錦標(biāo)賽代表隊(duì)中獲得一席之地。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.

穆拉特毫不退縮地直視著執(zhí)行槍決的行刑隊(duì)員們的眼睛。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. The squad members paired off to find places to eat and sleep.

小組成員結(jié)對(duì)兒找地方吃飯睡覺(jué)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.

行刑隊(duì)處決的那些人里有3名將軍。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句