释义
[ kuh -man -doh, -mahn - ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈmæn doʊ, -ˈmɑn- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural com·man·dos, com·man·does. (in World War II) any of the specially trained Allied military units used for surprise, hit-and-run raids against Axis forces. a member of any of these units. Compare ranger (def. 3). any military unit organized for operations similar to those of the commandos of World War II.
a member of a military assault unit or team trained to operate quickly and aggressively in especially urgent, threatening situations, as against terrorists holding hostages.
Origin of commando 1785–95; <Afrikaans
kommando raid, raiding party, a unit of militia <Portuguese
commando unit commanded, noun derivative of
commandar to command
Words nearby commando commanding, commanding officer, command language, commandment, command module, commando , commando operation, commando procedure, command paper, command performance, command post
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Example sentences from the Web for commando Now the time for the bombing blitz and commando raids appears to be approaching.
The ISIS Caliphate’s Coming Blitz of Baghdad | Jamie Dettmer| July 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Andrey Donskoy is a musician and commando from Krasnoarmeysk, a town in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine Separatists' Pro-Putin Raps | Oleg Shynkarenko| June 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He cannot walk independently—he uses a wheelchair or commando crawls.
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But the most talked-about reward is $10,000 for the capture of a Russian commando .
Ukraine’s Billionaire Bounty-Hunting Club | Oleg Shynkarenko| April 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
A commando team, on the other hand, will always have to operate quickly to get in, and, it hopes, to get out.
The 'Killer Robot' Olympics | Christopher Dickey| December 19, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He had got his waggon, and had followed us with the commando of Commandant Hasebroek.
Through Shot and Flame | J. D. Kestell.
The Commando trained to fight them at their own kind of battle, but with far, far more devastating effect.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney Bowen
Here I was joined by Commandant Hasebroek with his commando , and all of us—horses as well as men—enjoyed a little rest.
Three Years' War | Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Dave's swift, neat clip behind the ear with the barrel of his gun would have brought words of praise from any Commando .
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney Bowen
One of the regulations of our commando forbade the officers and men to spend the night by the side of any water or low spot.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.
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British Dictionary definitions for commando noun plural -dos or -does an amphibious military unit trained for raiding a member of such a unit the basic unit of the Royal Marine Corps
(originally) an armed force raised by Boers during the Boer War
(modifier) denoting or relating to a commando or force of commandos a commando raid ; a commando unit
adverb go commando informal to wear no underpants
Word Origin for commando C19: from Afrikaans kommando, from Dutch commando command, from French commander to command
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