| 单词 | commando |
| 释义 | commando /keuh man"doh, -mahn"-/, n. , pl. commandos, commandoes. 1. (in World War II) a. any of the specially trained Allied military units used for surprise, hit-and-run raids against Axis forces. b. a member of any of these units. Cf. ranger (def. 3). 2. any military unit organized for operations similar to those of the commandos of World War II. 3. a member of a military assault unit or team trained to operate quickly and aggressively in especially urgent, threatening situations, as against terrorists holding hostages. [1785-95; < Afrik kommando raid, raiding party, a unit of militia < Pg commando unit commanded, n. deriv. of commandar to COMMAND] |
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