单词 | firing squad |
释义 | firing squad From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Armyfiring squadˈfiring squad noun [countable]PMAKILLa group of soldiers whose duty is to punish prisoners by shooting and killing themExamples from the Corpusfiring squad• In December, Beria was found guilty and sent before a firing squad.• Meanwhile, Switzer faces a firing squad each day.• Facing him at the office next day was like facing a firing squad.• On the other hand, we are not a nation that summarily disposes of our criminal population with a firing squad. |
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