platoon
platoon 英 [pləˈtu:n] 美 [pləˈtun]
n. 排，团；一组
名词复数:platoons
- A platoon is a military unit made up of squads. If you’re in a war zone, you might see a platoon of soldiers guarding a checkpoint.
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- n. 排，团；一组
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1. I have stationed another platoon on the island.
我已向那个岛派出了又一个排的守军。
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2. The lieutenant was put in charge of an infantry platoon.
中尉被委任指挥一个步兵排。
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3. Seeing the platoon leader returning, everybody rushed up to meet him.
看见排长回来了， 大家赶忙迎上去。
- platoon (n.) 1630s, from French peloton "platoon, group of people," from Middle French peloton (15c.), literally "little ball," hence, "agglomeration," diminutive of Old French pelote "ball" (see pellet).
- platoon (v.) in baseball, "to alternate (a player) with another in the same position," 1967, from platoon (n.), which had been used in team sports since 1941.
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