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单词 garrison
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garrison

noun
/ˈɡærɪsn/
/ˈɡærɪsn/
[countable + singular or plural verb]
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  1. a group of soldiers living in a town or fort to defend it; the buildings these soldiers live in
    • a garrison of 5 000 troops
    • The regiment was assigned to garrison duty in the north of the country.
    • a garrison town
    • Half the garrison is/are on duty.
    • Recognizing the importance of the area, they built a garrison and fortified the town.
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGarrison is used before these nouns:
    • troops
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin.

garrison

verb
/ˈɡærɪsn/
/ˈɡærɪsn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they garrison
/ˈɡærɪsn/
/ˈɡærɪsn/
he / she / it garrisons
/ˈɡærɪsnz/
/ˈɡærɪsnz/
past simple garrisoned
/ˈɡærɪsnd/
/ˈɡærɪsnd/
past participle garrisoned
/ˈɡærɪsnd/
/ˈɡærɪsnd/
-ing form garrisoning
/ˈɡærɪsnɪŋ/
/ˈɡærɪsnɪŋ/
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  1. to put soldiers in a place in order to defend it from attack
    • garrison something Two regiments were sent to garrison the town.
    • garrison somebody + adv./prep. 100 soldiers were garrisoned in the town.
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin.
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