squad

noun

/skwɒd/

/skwɑːd/

[countable + singular or plural verb]

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a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime
- the drugs/fraud/bomb/riot squad
see also flying squad, fraud squad, snatch squad, vice squad
Extra Examples
- He was deputy head of the force's serious crime squad.
- an early-morning raid by a police squad
- The serious crime squad have taken over the investigation.
- He's working in the drugs squad.
Topics Law and justicec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elite
- anti-terrorist
- bomb
- …
verb + squad
- lead
squad + noun
- detective
- officer
- leader
- …
preposition
- in a/the squad
See full entry
(in sport) a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match
- the Olympic/national squad
- They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier.
- the under-21 squad
- a 15-man squad
see also taxi squad
Extra Examples
- The swimmer is currently training in the hope of qualifying for this year's Olympic squad.
- It's a big step from the youth to the first team squad.
- He wants to try out other members of the squad before he announces the final line-up.
- He has named a squad of 16 from which to pick the side for the two one-day games.
- Both teams have strengthened their squads for this season.
- They've got together a good squad for the World Cup.
- They were part of a 36-strong squad.
- Maria failed to make the Olympic squad.
- He spent last season on the practice squad.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- strong
- first-team
- …
verb + squad
- lead
- join
- make
- …
squad + noun
- member
- player
preposition
- in a/the squad
- on the squad
See full entry
a small group of soldiers working or being trained together
- an elite combat squad
- A squad of soldiers had arrived to arrest him.
see also firing squadTopics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elite
- anti-terrorist
- bomb
- …
verb + squad
- lead
squad + noun
- detective
- officer
- leader
- …
preposition
- in a/the squad
See full entry
a group of people who have a particular task
- She was captain of the cheerleading squad.
- He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence.
see also death squad, hit squad
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- firing
- assassination
- death
- …
verb + squad
- lead
- form
squad + noun
- leader
- member
See full entry

单词	squad
释义	squad noun /skwɒd/ /skwɑːd/ [countable + singular or plural verb] jump to other results a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime the drugs/fraud/bomb/riot squad see also flying squad, fraud squad, snatch squad, vice squad Extra Examples He was deputy head of the force's serious crime squad. an early-morning raid by a police squad The serious crime squad have taken over the investigation. He's working in the drugs squad. Topics Law and justicec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elite anti-terrorist bomb … verb + squad lead squad + noun detective officer leader … preposition in a/the squad See full entry (in sport) a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match the Olympic/national squad They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier. the under-21 squad a 15-man squad see also taxi squad Extra Examples The swimmer is currently training in the hope of qualifying for this year's Olympic squad. It's a big step from the youth to the first team squad. He wants to try out other members of the squad before he announces the final line-up. He has named a squad of 16 from which to pick the side for the two one-day games. Both teams have strengthened their squads for this season. They've got together a good squad for the World Cup. They were part of a 36-strong squad. Maria failed to make the Olympic squad. He spent last season on the practice squad. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good strong first-team … verb + squad lead join make … squad + noun member player preposition in a/the squad on the squad See full entry a small group of soldiers working or being trained together an elite combat squad A squad of soldiers had arrived to arrest him. see also firing squadTopics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elite anti-terrorist bomb … verb + squad lead squad + noun detective officer leader … preposition in a/the squad See full entry a group of people who have a particular task She was captain of the cheerleading squad. He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence. see also death squad, hit squad Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective firing assassination death … verb + squad lead form squad + noun leader member See full entry see also awkward squad, God squad Word Originmid 17th cent.: shortening of French escouade, variant of escadre, from Italian squadra ‘square’.
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