名詞 brigade:

1. army unit smaller than a division

動詞 brigade:

1. form or unite into a brigade

1. Our brigade will be committed at dawn.
   我們旅黎明就要投入戰(zhàn)斗。
2. The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire brigade arrived.
   在消防隊趕到以前，火已(自行)熄滅。
3. A brigade of field artillery was waiting, limbered up.
   一旅野戰(zhàn)炮隊正在待命，他們的炮都已裝在前車上了。
4. The fire brigade had to be called out.
   我們不得不把消防隊喊來。

bri.gade

n.（名詞）
Abbr. brig.
縮寫 brig.
A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions.
大部隊：由數(shù)量可變的作戰(zhàn)大軍組成的軍事單位
A U.S. Army administrative and tactical unit composed of a headquarters unit, at least one unit of infantry or armor or both, and designated support units. A brigade can be commanded by a brigadier general or by a colonel.
旅：美軍的行政和戰(zhàn)略單位，包括一個指揮部，至少一個單位的步兵或裝甲兵或二者兼有，以及指派的支援部隊。可由陸軍準(zhǔn)將或由上校統(tǒng)領(lǐng)的一個旅
A group of persons organized for a specific purpose:
執(zhí)行特定任務(wù)的隊伍：為一特定目的組織的一組人：
例句：
formed a bucket brigade to carry water to the fire.
提桶形成一個隊列以傳水救火

v.tr.（及物動詞）
bri.gad.ed,bri.gad.ing,bri.gades
To form into a brigade.
把…編成旅

來源：
French
法語
from Old French [company]
源自 古法語 [連]
from Old Italian brigata
源自 古意大利語 brigata
from brigare [to fight]
源自 brigare [打仗]
from briga [strife]
源自 briga [沖突]
[of Celtic origin] * see g wer…-
[源于凱爾特語的] *參見 g wer…-