词汇 | fire-brigade |
释义 | fire brigade noun[ C, + sing/pl verb ] UKuk /ˈfaɪə brɪˌɡeɪd/ us /ˈfaɪr brɪˌɡeɪd/(USfire department) B2 an organization that works to prevent unwanted fires and stop them from burning: 消防队 Someone call the fire brigade!谁给消防队打个电话! The fire brigade said that the club's wiring was unsafe. Several members of the local fire brigade came to the school to talk about safety issues. Fire service beat beat something out extinguisher fire alarm fire blanket fire department fire engine fire hydrant fire marshal fire truck firebreak firehouse fireman fireplug firetrail firetrap flameproof quench smoke detector tender Examples of fire brigadefire brigade A firebrigade responds to reports of the tangible reality of flames. However, it is common knowledge that these firebrigade measures constitute placeboes. When the firebrigade arrived, he helped carry buckets of water. The examples range from utmost simplicity (responding to a fire alarm in a building) to high complexity (responding to a fire as a member of a firebrigade). The modes for responding to a fire alarm and for selling land are fairly fixed, while the modes for driving and for a firebrigade are highly plastic. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the militia served merely as a firebrigade, or an extra police force in case of rebellion, or for ceremonial purposes. I am told there are still about 2,000 women in active service in the firebrigade, of whom 700 are actually operational. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Police, firebrigade, ambulance and gas board services were quickly on the scene, and rescue work continued right through the night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where there is a possibility or a danger of fire, it is prudent to have a firebrigade available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, farmers are sometimes very angry if there is not a firebrigade available to put out a stack fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That gives some idea of the importance of water in the firebrigade set-up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The relationship which exists between the firebrigade chief and the local authority is one of peculiar intimacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have talked of rapid reaction and deployment and of firebrigade-type operations and forces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The primary responsibility for providing an efficient fire service rests with the fire authority and the chief officer of the firebrigade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The firebrigade arrived within two minutes of receiving the call, but by this time the building was well alight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fire brigade These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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