battalions

英 [bəˈtæljənz]

美 [bəˈtæljənz]

n.  (军队的)营; (有组织的)队伍
battalion的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 营；军营
  Abattalionis a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
  1. Anthony was ordered to return to his battalion...
     安东尼受命返回自己的军营。
  2. He joined the second battalion of the Grenadier Guards.
     他加入了英国近卫步兵第一团第二营。
• N-COUNT （尤指有组织、有特定任务、高效的）一大群，一大批
  Abattalion ofpeople is a large group of them, especially a well-organized, efficient group that has a particular task to do.
  1. There were battalions of highly paid publicists to see that such news didn't make the press.
     有一大批拿高薪的公关人员可以确保这样的新闻不会见诸报端。

双语例句

• Even a single company may find itself in this position, not to mention battalions, regiments, divisions and armies.
  一个连是这样，更不用说营、团、师、军了。
• Here the troops split into battalions and companies, skirted around Hantan and marched eastward.
  部队以营、连为单位，绕过邯郸向东行进。
• There were battalions of highly paid publicists to see that such news didn't make the press.
  有一大批拿高薪的公关人员可以确保这样的新闻不会见诸报端。
• Its battalions were thousands of dealing rooms, connected into a global network acting round the clock.
  它的作战单位是数以千计的交易厅，并与日夜不停运转的全球网络相连。
• The Bank does not have battalions of trained engineers and scientists on staff to help countries build their own capacity.
  世行工作人员中，训练有素的工程师和科学家并不多，因而无法帮助各国建立自身能力。
• So if the British wanted a regime change in say Iran it was a matter of a few gun boats and a couple of battalions of troops.
  因此，如果英国希望一个地方的政权发生更迭，比如说伊朗，这不过就是几船的枪和几个营的部队的问题。
• General Craddock said NATO nations have not even filled the commander's request for four battalions to be temporarily deployed to help secure the Afghan presidential election in August.
  克拉多克将军说，北约司令要求暂时部署四个旅，帮助阿富汗8月举行总统大选。但是北约国家甚至连这个要求都没有满足。
• God is always on the side of the strongest battalions.
  上帝总是帮助强者。
• The force comprised two battalions and a battery.
  这个部队包括两营步兵及一连炮兵。
• Three battalions were ordered up to strengthen a weak point in the line.
  三个营的部队奉命开赴前方，加强防线上的一个薄弱环节。