单词 | brigade |
释义 | brigade n. & v. --n   1. Mil. a a subdivision of an army. b a British infantry unit consisting usu. of 3 battalions and forming part of a division. c a corresponding armoured unit.   2. an organized or uniformed band of workers (fire brigade).   3. colloq. any group of people with a characteristic in common (the couldn't-care-less brigade). --vtr. form into a brigade. Etymology: F f. It. brigata company f. brigare be busy with f. briga strife |
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