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词汇 commando
释义 commando
noun[ C ]
uk /kəˈmɑːn.dəʊ/ us /kəˈmæn.doʊ/pluralcommandos or commandoes
a soldier who is specially trained to make attacks on enemy areas that are very dangerous or difficult to attack: 突击队员
He was an experienced commando with 13 years in the Special Forces.他是一名经验丰富的突击队员,曾在特种部队服役13年。
a small group of soldiers that are specially trained to make attacks on enemy areas that are very dangerous or difficult to attack: 突击队(队员)
Trevor volunteered for Special Service and joined 1 Commando.特雷弗自愿加入特种部队,在第一突击队服役。
The mission would have been more appropriately carried out by military commandos.
a gathering of special operations commandos at Fort Bragg
John was the commando team's No. 2 as well as its medic.
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen

Idiom


go commando
Examples from literature

Did your commando lose many men? I asked my companion. 
He himself also was going home, but would return after a few weeks, as a large commando, led if possible by himself, was to invade Cape Colony. 
The majority of the Americans spent the first months of the war in Boer commandos, and made no effort to establish an organisation of their own, although they were of sufficient numerical strength. 
They explained that they belonged to the commando which had been lying here, and which only the day before had retired on the approach of the enemy. 
They joined commandos and remained under Boer leaders during the entire campaign. 

commando | American Dictionary


commando
noun[ C ]
us/kəˈmæn·doʊ/pluralcommandos
a small group of soldiers trained to make quick and often dangerous attacks inside enemy areas, or a member of such a group:
a team of commandos

Examples of commando


commando
A similar team of twenty commandos was to take the radio station, which was lightly guarded.
Many commandos nevertheless found ingenious means of escape from them, then went to the islands.
In practice, however, commanders of regular units refused to relinquish their commandos.
They were therefore told to wait until the commando units had begun their activities, enabling them to act under the pretext of stopping a coup attempt.
When they come into service in 1966 they will be complementary to the commando ships and will increase our ability to mount amphibious operations.
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Obviously, that includes the capability of marine commandos to discharge their amphibious work.
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For rapid reinforcement we need commandos, amphibious shipping, and aircraft carriers for close support.
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Would it not be better to call them commando cruisers?
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Any good infantry battalion should be just as good as a marine commando.
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There have been a series of incidents, interference with communications and the acts of these commando raiders.
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It provided the whole of the commando force and manned all the landing craft.
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It is not the sort of minor military operation that can be dealt with by a marine commando or a naval task force.
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On paper, it looks remarkably small—four carriers, two commando vessels, three cruisers and 52 frigates.
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The commando battalions, plus all arms and services, are totally integrated within that brigade.
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I believe that a commando could be embarked on commando carriers operating from these areas.
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