| 释义 |
‖ roulement|rulmɑ̃|
[Fr., lit. ‘roll, roster’.]
A movement of members or equipment of the armed services; rotation of units, relief of troops. Also attrib.
1918W. S. Churchill in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. Compan. i. 290 Although roulement can proceed on both sides, this is a formidable preponderance and it tells more and more as reserves are used up. 1930Times Lit. Suppl. 10 July 567/1 After the Lys offensive he was in what was known as the roulement, the transfer of troops to the Rheims area. 1941W. S. Churchill Second World War (1950) III. 735 Reserves of pilots and machines should be disposed in squadrons, and thus allow roulement to be extended in the event of protracted fighting. 1971H. Wilson Labour Govt. (1974) xix. 467 Moreover, there was a problem of rotating troops, what is known in the West as roulement. 1977Guardian Weekly 14 Aug. 4/2 Their individual battle tours on Irish soil..Roger spent four months here once with his roulement unit. |