| 单词 | commando |
| 释义 | commando (kəmɑːndoʊ , -mænd- ) Word forms: commandos , commandoes 1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A commando is a group of soldiers who have been specially trained to carry out surprise attacks. ...a small commando of marines. [+ of] The hostages were freed in the commando raid. 2. countable noun A commando is a soldier who is a member of a commando. Captain David Clement and 150 commandos stormed the port this morning. Collocations: commando raid A commando raid would be hard to justify unless the hostages' lives were imperilled, given the potential for large-scale loss of life. Times, Sunday Times About 200 of his soldiers are directly involved in the search, either by supplying the surveillance team with transport or on standby for the final commando raid. Times, Sunday Times When we play a show, it's like a commando raid. Times, Sunday Times Originally, the commando raid depicted was intended to be a complete failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A commando raid was mounted to free him but all its members were arrested. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So much for my commando training. The Sun The authors too often bark out their advice, as if in commando training. Globe and Mail The outbreak of war intervened, but he got his sapper commission in 1940 and volunteered for commando training. Times, Sunday Times However, during the war, he received a serious injury to his arm while taking part in a commando training course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From 1965 to 1997 the fort was used as a commando training center. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A second commando unit stormed the house, killing a gardener and another guard. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The Vietnamese gave me terrific confidence to go up against the big battalions as a small commando unit. Times, Sunday Times (2010) French commando unit charged with rescuing the hostages. Times, Sunday Times (2008) My whole philosophy with my people is that we see ourselves as a commando unit. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It took several hours and an intense firefight before elite commandos regained control. Times, Sunday Times Among the most significant defections and asylum requests include a pair of elite commandos alleged to have played an instrumental role in the failed coup. Times, Sunday Times The elite commandos, heavily armed and dressed in camouflage, did not want us to show the world what they were doing. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 突击队 Japanese: 奇襲部隊 |
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