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单词 brigade
释义

brigade

1 of 2

noun

bri·​gade bri-ˈgād How to pronounce brigade (audio)
1
a
: a large body of troops
b
: a tactical and administrative unit composed of a headquarters, one or more units of infantry or armor, and supporting units
2
: a group of people organized for special activity

brigade

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verb

brigaded; brigading

transitive verb

: to form or unite into a brigade

Synonyms

Noun

  • army
  • band
  • company
  • crew
  • gang
  • outfit
  • party
  • platoon
  • squad
  • team
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Example Sentences

Noun The morality brigade insists that the book be censored. a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the brigade consists entirely of professional soldiers largely recruited from the surrounding area. Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The brigade is composed of Malian refugees, who’ve fled the decadelong conflict in their homeland. Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2022 Shepherd moved up to captain while in Iraq as the brigade saw a shortage of staff. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2022 The reorganization also likely portends the end of the armored vehicles used by the Stryker brigade combat team based at Fort Wainwright in the Interior. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2022 Of course, because this is fiction, the chef successfully transforms his ragtag crew into a tightknit band: a literal brigade, once a traditional French culinary hierarchy is put into place. New York Times, 11 July 2022 The four ships could at best transport one brigade, several thousand ground troops making a perilous trip across the North Pacific in elderly ships. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022 His brigade, currently stationed in the eastern Donetsk region, is made up of men from the Lviv area in western Ukraine. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Firefighters who cut their teeth in the devastating 1994 fires went on to form BRIF, a rapid-deployment specialized brigade akin to the special forces in the army. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021 This strain of eliminationism is not simply a derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook. Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 18 May 2020 He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. Lolita C. Baldor, The Seattle Times, 5 July 2017 He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. Washington Post, 5 July 2017 Brigade defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender. baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Italian brigata, from brigare to fight — more at brigand

First Known Use

Noun

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1781, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

brigade

noun

bri·​gade bri-ˈgād How to pronounce brigade (audio)
1
: a body of soldiers consisting of two or more regiments
2
: a group of persons organized for acting together
a fire brigade

brigade 1 of 2

noun

as in army
a group of people working together on a task a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • army
  • team
  • crew
  • platoon
  • battalion
  • company
  • squad
  • party
  • gang
  • band
  • corps
  • department
  • troupe
  • troop
  • outfit
  • staff
  • personnel
  • administration
  • posse
  • stable
  • host
  • help
  • force

brigade

2 of 2

verb

as in to band

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • band
  • group
  • rally
  • herd
  • throng
  • flock
  • stack
  • pile
  • ball
  • swarm
  • pack
  • hive
  • heap
  • muster
  • cluster
  • batch
  • press
  • bunch
  • huddle
  • join
  • pool
  • round up
  • merge
  • congregate
  • raise
  • link
  • lump
  • unite
  • combine
  • organize
  • garner
  • assemble
  • corral
  • archive
  • connect
  • systematize
  • amass
  • concentrate
  • collect
  • collate
  • accumulate
  • regroup
  • constellate
  • gather
  • arrange
  • compile
  • pick up
  • bulk (up)
  • scrape (up or together)
  • regather
  • re-collect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disperse
  • dispel
  • scatter
  • separate
  • dissipate
  • split (up)
  • send
  • dissolve
  • disintegrate
  • break up
  • dismiss
  • disband
  • sever
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