单词 | red squad |
释义 | > as lemmasred squad red squad n. originally and chiefly U.S. †(a) a British military unit in North America (obsolete rare); (b) (also with capital initials) an investigative unit responsible for monitoring communists or political radicals. ΚΠ 1864 N.-Y. Times 16 Dec. 4/3 The red squads that are in Canada would be..like yellow leaves before the whirlwind. 1919 Chicago Tribune 4 June 2/1 Charles Egan of the bureau red squad. 1998 R. A. Wilson Everything is under Control (1999) 8 The SEC looks for bank swindles, the Red Squad of every police department looks for subversive ideas. < as lemmas |
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