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brigadier

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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brig·a·dier /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə◂ $ -ˈdɪr◂/ noun [countable]  PMAa high military rank in the British army, or the person who has this rank 〔英国陆军的〕准将
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brigadierIn November 1917 he was made a brigadier general in command of a brigade of 3,000 men.A brigadier general has been put in charge; dozens of police commanders have been replaced by military officers.He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1930 and brigadier in 1933, and he was knighted in 1937.Its transformation since then has been led by Rafi Harlev, a retired air-force brigadier.His father is a faceless figure: a retired brigadier, reserved and taciturn.He's a retired brigadier and one of Ivor's rivals where Stuart coins are concerned.The brigadier tried to stem the flow with a tourniquet.
Origin brigadier (1600-1700) French brigade; → BRIGADE
brig·a·dier nounChineseSyllable
the military high in army, or Corpus a rank British


brigadier
brigadier /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə◂ $ -ˈdɪr◂/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: brigade; brigade
a high military rank in the British army, or the person who has this rank


briga·dierBrE /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation Brig.) an officer of high rank in the British army (英国陆军)准将,旅长Brigadier Michael Swift迈克尔 · 斯威夫特准将