battalion

英 [bəˈtæliən]

美 [bəˈtæliən]

n. (军队的)营; (有组织的)队伍

复数：battalions　

Collins.2 / BNC.7237 / COCA.8735

牛津词典

noun

（军队的）营
a large group of soldiers that form part of a brigade
（有组织的）队伍
a large group of people, especially an organized group with a particular purpose
1. a battalion of supporters
  由支持者组成的队伍

N-COUNT 营；军营
Abattalionis a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
1. Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion...
  安东尼受命返回自己的军营。
2. He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
  他加入了英国近卫步兵第一团第二营。
N-COUNT （尤指有组织、有特定任务、高效的）一大群，一大批
Abattalion ofpeople is a large group of them, especially a well-organized, efficient group that has a particular task to do.
1. There were battalions of highly paid publicists to see that such news didn't make the press.
  有一大批拿高薪的公关人员可以确保这样的新闻不会见诸报端。

noun

an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
a large indefinite number
1. a battalion of ants
2. a multitude of TV antennas
3. a plurality of religions
Synonym:large numbermultitudepluralitypack

The soldiers of this battalion do recon and surveillance only.
这个营的士兵只执行侦察和监视任务。
Ford was attached to the battalion's first line of transport.
福特曾在该营的第一运输队服役。
Then he was reassigned to be a company commander at a infantry battalion.
然后，他被调任到一个步兵营带兵担任连长。
The battalion went directly to the airport to begin digging in
该营直接开到机场掘壕防守。
Their battalion was escorted by only two Germans.
他们的营只由两个德国兵押送。
Our battalion would lie in ambush on the mountainside.
我们营将埋伏在山腰。
I will not have an officer from my battalion working as a coolie.
我不会让我的军官去象一个小工一样干苦力。
Prince Andrey and the battalion were within twenty paces of the cannons.
安德烈公爵带领一营人走到了离大炮二十步远的地方。
The battalion formed up by companies on the barrack square.
这个营在营地广场上排成以连为单位的队列。
Each S-400 battalion has eight launchers, each with four missiles, plus a control center and radar.
每个S-400营有八套发射装置，每套拥有四枚导弹，加上一个控制中心和雷达。