| 单词 | garrison |
| 释义 | garrison (gærɪsən ) Word forms: garrisons , garrisoning , garrisoned 1. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] A garrison is a group of soldiers whose task is to guard the town or building where they live. ...a five-hundred-man French army garrison. Synonyms: troops, group, unit, section 2. countable noun A garrison is the buildings which the soldiers live in. The approaches to the garrison have been heavily mined. Synonyms: fort, fortress, camp, base 3. verb To garrison a place means to put soldiers there in order to protect it. You can also say that soldiers are garrisoned in a place. British troops still garrisoned the country. [VERB noun] No other soldiers were garrisoned there. [be VERB-ed] ...the large, heavily garrisoned towns. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: occupy, protect, guard, defend Collocations: military garrison A senior officer pointed out that the academy is NOT a military garrison. The Sun (2009) A military garrison was opened to house about 100 of the 250 left homeless. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In 1832 Argentina dispatched a military garrison to the islands. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That is ten whole battalions, or more than the entire military garrison in Iraq. The Sun (2008) They were held at a military garrison. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 卫戍部队, 派兵驻守 Japanese: 守備隊, 兵を駐留させる |
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