A-teamn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪˌtiːm/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌtim/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., team n.

Etymology: < A n. + team n.Sense 3 arises from figurative extensions of both senses 1 and 2, especially after the title of the U.S. television series The A-Team (see note below).

1. Military. In the U.S. Special Forces: a unit of 12 soldiers trained for a wide range of combat and counter-insurgency operations.The composition of a typical ‘A’ detachment is a captain, a warrant officer, and ten non-commissioned officers, among them possessing advanced skills in five key areas: weapons, engineering and demolitions, operations and intelligence, communications, and medicine.

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1964 C. B. Colby Special Forces 3/2 The basic unit of the Special Forces group is called the ‘A’ team, composed of 12 men and 2 officers... Each ‘A’ team has 10 specialists: two in communications, [etc.].

1967 Science 9 June 1347/3 Special forces aidmen are not medics in the conventional sense; each is a member of a 12-man detachment, called an A-team, trained to conduct guerilla warfare or counterinsurgency operations behind enemy lines.

1975 F. F. Coppola & J. Milius Apocalypse Now (film script, draft dated 3 Dec.) 127 Willard: Who are you?.. Man: Colby. Exec. officer, A-Team... Special Forces. F-82—Col. Walter Kurtz, commanding.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 May a2 ‘If it weren't for the Special Forces, most of us would be in jail,’ laughs Gritz, a 6th degree black belt in karate whose Green Beret A Team once slipped across the Vietnam border..and hunted down a Vietcong unit.

1987 Mil. Aff. 51 71 The MAT team, unlike ‘A Teams’ of the Special Forces, received only ‘half the men and almost none of the money and equipment’ of their more glorious compatriots.

2001 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 9 Oct. a5 Unconventional warfare..includes everything from strategic reconnaissance to direct action... An A-Team may be needed to engage in any of these operations.

2. Sport (chiefly British). A team comprising the top players in a squad, the first team. Also (esp. at professional competitive levels): the first reserve team.

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1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 15 Nov. 13/4 In sending a 10-man squad which included 10 players whose careers have so far been mainly confined to the A team and the Reserves, Saints could have hoped for little better than the defeat they suffered.

1977 Wandsworth Borough News 16 Sept. 10/3 St. Mary's Senior ‘D’ and U/12 ‘A’ teams were in good scoring form, both winning their matches after scoring 10 goals apiece.

1987 Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. Robson may play in either..Manchester United's ‘A’ team tomorrow or in the reserves next Tuesday.

2001 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 17 June Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan were successful A team captains and Marcus Trescothick had a profitable A tour before he became an England regular last summer.

3. An elite or expert group, esp. one comprising a range of specialists, or those most pre-eminent in an organization, profession, or activity; a ‘crack’ squad or task force.Quot. 1983¹ cites the wording heard at the start of each episode of the U.S. television series The A-Team (1983–7) which depicted the military-style, troubleshooting exploits of a multi-skilled team of four Vietnam war veterans in contemporary civilian society.

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1983 in R. J. Thompson Adventures on Prime Time (1990) vi. 112 Still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, maybe you can hire the A-Team.

1983 Dallas Morning News 22 Jan. 11 c/2 To the rescue is the A-team, a band of crazed Vietnam vets.

1985–6 Sight & Sound Winter 12/1 Big companies working with the A-team of producers on large international features.

1993 A. Toffler & H. Toffler War & Anti-war iii. xiii. 110 You protect your A-team, you protect your varsity squad—your soldiers, your pilots—until you absolutely have to put them into the conflict.

2000 N.Y. Times 8 May a6/3 (advt.) Adjune's A-team of pros, including a nutritionist, can sit down with Mom, evaluate her lifestyle and goals, and come up with a plan of action.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a-team
释义	A-teamn. Brit. /ˈeɪˌtiːm/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌtim/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: A n., team n. Etymology: < A n. + team n.Sense 3 arises from figurative extensions of both senses 1 and 2, especially after the title of the U.S. television series The A-Team (see note below). 1. Military. In the U.S. Special Forces: a unit of 12 soldiers trained for a wide range of combat and counter-insurgency operations.The composition of a typical ‘A’ detachment is a captain, a warrant officer, and ten non-commissioned officers, among them possessing advanced skills in five key areas: weapons, engineering and demolitions, operations and intelligence, communications, and medicine. ΚΠ 1964 C. B. Colby Special Forces 3/2 The basic unit of the Special Forces group is called the ‘A’ team, composed of 12 men and 2 officers... Each ‘A’ team has 10 specialists: two in communications, [etc.]. 1967 Science 9 June 1347/3 Special forces aidmen are not medics in the conventional sense; each is a member of a 12-man detachment, called an A-team, trained to conduct guerilla warfare or counterinsurgency operations behind enemy lines. 1975 F. F. Coppola & J. Milius Apocalypse Now (film script, draft dated 3 Dec.) 127 Willard: Who are you?.. Man: Colby. Exec. officer, A-Team... Special Forces. F-82—Col. Walter Kurtz, commanding. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 May a2 ‘If it weren't for the Special Forces, most of us would be in jail,’ laughs Gritz, a 6th degree black belt in karate whose Green Beret A Team once slipped across the Vietnam border..and hunted down a Vietcong unit. 1987 Mil. Aff. 51 71 The MAT team, unlike ‘A Teams’ of the Special Forces, received only ‘half the men and almost none of the money and equipment’ of their more glorious compatriots. 2001 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 9 Oct. a5 Unconventional warfare..includes everything from strategic reconnaissance to direct action... An A-Team may be needed to engage in any of these operations. 2. Sport (chiefly British). A team comprising the top players in a squad, the first team. Also (esp. at professional competitive levels): the first reserve team. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > team or group > types of twelve1573 county1729 colt1789 in1825 Big-side1845 offence1884 all-American1888 farm1896 farm club1896 farm team1896 dream team1911 skin1930 A-team1976 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 15 Nov. 13/4 In sending a 10-man squad which included 10 players whose careers have so far been mainly confined to the A team and the Reserves, Saints could have hoped for little better than the defeat they suffered. 1977 Wandsworth Borough News 16 Sept. 10/3 St. Mary's Senior ‘D’ and U/12 ‘A’ teams were in good scoring form, both winning their matches after scoring 10 goals apiece. 1987 Times (Nexis) 23 Jan. Robson may play in either..Manchester United's ‘A’ team tomorrow or in the reserves next Tuesday. 2001 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 17 June Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan were successful A team captains and Marcus Trescothick had a profitable A tour before he became an England regular last summer. 3. An elite or expert group, esp. one comprising a range of specialists, or those most pre-eminent in an organization, profession, or activity; a ‘crack’ squad or task force.Quot. 1983¹ cites the wording heard at the start of each episode of the U.S. television series The A-Team (1983–7) which depicted the military-style, troubleshooting exploits of a multi-skilled team of four Vietnam war veterans in contemporary civilian society. ΚΠ 1983 in R. J. Thompson Adventures on Prime Time (1990) vi. 112 Still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, maybe you can hire the A-Team. 1983 Dallas Morning News 22 Jan. 11 c/2 To the rescue is the A-team, a band of crazed Vietnam vets. 1985–6 Sight & Sound Winter 12/1 Big companies working with the A-team of producers on large international features. 1993 A. Toffler & H. Toffler War & Anti-war iii. xiii. 110 You protect your A-team, you protect your varsity squad—your soldiers, your pilots—until you absolutely have to put them into the conflict. 2000 N.Y. Times 8 May a6/3 (advt.) Adjune's A-team of pros, including a nutritionist, can sit down with Mom, evaluate her lifestyle and goals, and come up with a plan of action. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1964
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