squad

squad

英 [skwɒd]
　　美 [skwɑd]

n. 班；小隊；五人組（籃球隊的非正式說法）
　　vt. 把…編成班；把…編入班

中文詞源：

squad 軍隊的班，小組，隊伍

來自法語 esquade,班組，方隊，來自意大利語 squadra,營，隊伍，來自通俗拉丁語*exquadra, 方陣，詞源同 square,方陣。引申諸相關詞義。

例句：

1. Fraud squad officers had bugged the phone and were ready to pounce.
反詐騙小組的警員們已在電話上安裝瞭竊聽器，並隨時準備突擊。

2. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
他有望在歐洲錦標賽代表隊中獲得一席之地。

3. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
穆拉特毫不退縮地直視著執行槍決的行刑隊員們的眼睛。

4. The squad members paired off to find places to eat and sleep.
小組成員結對兒找地方吃飯睡覺。

5. Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.
行刑隊處決的那些人裡有3名將軍。