| 词汇 | platoon |
| 释义 | platoon noun[ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk /pləˈtuːn/ us /pləˈtuːn/ platoonnoun[C, + sing/pl verb] (GROUP)a small group of about ten or twelve soldiers, with a lieutenant in charge of it: （军队的）排 His platoon was ambushed. a platoon commander a group of vehicles, especially military vehicles: The captain was in the lead vehicle of the platoon. First there is a platoon of motorcycle outriders who will clear the streets ahead. transport specialized a group of vehicles that are connected physically or using computer technology so they can travel close together in a group, as a way to save space, fuel, or money: But there is still the problem of managing the formation and dispersal of platoons as cars join and leave. The non-mechanically linked vehicles move in platoon formation. Two members of the platoon were injured. He led an infantry platoon on a combat mission. I was a platoon leader in Vietnam. They dispatched platoons of soldiers and trucks. Parts of armies & groups of servicemen baggage train battalion bomb disposal bomb squad cadre cavalry Coast Guardsman corps detachment militia patrol seal squad squadron ta task force the Coast Guard the Marine Corps the tip of the spearidiom WRAC You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Army & military vehicles Road vehicles in general platoonnoun[C, + sing/pl verb] (SPORTS)sports USspecialized two sports players, especially baseball players, who play at the same position at different times: The most common platoon uses a left-handed batter against right-handed pitching and a right-handed batter against left-handed pitching. Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing platoon verb[ I or T ] uk /pləˈtuːn/ us /pləˈtuːn/ platoonverb[I or T] (SPORTS)sports USspecialized in a sports team, especially in baseball, to use two players at different times at the same position, or to play at the same position as another player: Bowden says he'll be platooning the two players as much as possible. The coach plans to platoon him with Ahman Green. Kotchman is now playing full time, instead of platooning. He knew that by platooning players, they'd get angry at him. Almost every player he platooned hated him. First baseman Rico Brogna was platooned with Wes Helms. Ortiz should have been platooned. They told him that he'd be platooning with Fartinez. Baseball & rounders 1-2-3 inning ahead alley around the hornidiom at bat bomb curve heater hit the ball out of the parkidiom hitting coach home plate home stand horsehide sac solo spitter split-fingered fastball splitter squeeze play swing platoonverb[I or T] (VEHICLES)transport specialized to connect vehicles either physically or using computer technology so they can travel close together in a group, as a way to save space, fuel, or money: As drivers become comfortable with the technology and see that it is safe, they might be willing to consider platooning in their own cars. Platooning trucks has been proposed as a way of reducing energy consumption. On the road: driving & operating road vehicles aquaplaning back someone up biting point boxed in branch off chauffeur gun handle lock platooning pull pull someone up push start range anxiety reverse road rage skid speeding steer ton platoon | American Dictionaryplatoon noun[ C ] us/pləˈtun/ a military unit consisting of a group of about 20 soldiers who are all members of a company Examples of platoonplatoon The platoon is crossing on a pelican when the green man starts to flash. The platoon is considered as one agent acting in cohesion for the purposes of simplification. The little platoon does not, however, exhaust our affective feelings. This form of control regulates platoon-level functions while still allowing the individual units have some autonomy degree. He takes pride in walking point and assuming the unofficial leadership of his platoon, banishing the impersonality and randomness of modern war. Having identified a slate of problems, the development industry then creates a landscape of intervention which platoons of 'experts' can infiltrate to put right. The platoon is given a sector of territory to search. In some cases, the author even records the role of units as small as platoons in the military encounters. The authenticity of this civil society and its ' little platoons ' may be doubted. They cross the bridge and fail to detect another enemy platoon hiding on the far side of the large forest. I will progress to considering a further platoon. Another project involves the collaborative operation of a platoon of autonomous vehicles. To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were) of public affections. Poor organisation of the 'work front,' moreover, meant that certain platoons were 'condemned' to low output, with nothing to do for several hours each day. Later, that platoon was summoned to an inquest to give its evidence of what happened that night. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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