1640s, "small number of military men detailed for some purpose," from French esquade, from Middle French escadre, from Spanish escuadra or Italian squadra "battalion," literally "square," from Vulgar Latin *exquadra (see square (n.)). Before the widespread use of of automatic weapons, infantry troops tended to fight in a square formation to repel cavalry or superior forces. Extended to sports 1902, police work 1905.
雙語例句
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了竊聽器，并隨時準備突擊。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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5. Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.