brigade
/brɪˈɡeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [brəɡˈed] /brɪˈɡeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [brəɡˈed] /bri-ˈgād How to pronounce brigade (audio)/ (ame, mw)
brigade — noun
- brigadesingular
- brigadesplural
1. a military unit made up of several groups of soldiers that operate under one com
a military unit made up of several groups of soldiers that operate under one command
The brigade crossed the river before dawn and secured the eastern bridge.
military brigade as a fighting unit
Liang joined an engineer brigade that repaired roads near the border.
engineer brigade within an army
Three battalions in the brigade trained together on the desert base.
Commanders sent the brigade north after heavy fighting near the capital.
文法句型
an infantry brigade
serve in a brigade
用法筆記
Usually refers to an official army formation rather than any small group of soldiers. A brigade normally contains several battalions and sits below a division.
2. a set of people spoken of as one group because they share the same opinion, habi
a set of people spoken of as one group because they share the same opinion, habit, or enthusiasm
By noon, the clean-desk brigade had already hidden every loose paper.
modifier + brigade for a shared habit
On social media, the anti-spice brigade attacked every new menu idea.
At the festival, the selfie brigade blocked the gate for ten minutes.
Nila calls her cousins the karaoke brigade whenever they visit.
文法句型
the gardening brigade
the anti-tax brigade
call somebody the X brigade
用法筆記
Usually follows another noun or descriptive phrase, as in the knitting brigade or the anti-tax brigade. It often sounds humorous, teasing, or critical rather than neutral.
常見錯誤
brigade — verb
- brigadepresent simple I / you / we / they
- brigades3rd person singular
- brigading-ing form
- brigadedpast simple
1. to place separate troops or military units together as one brigade or under one
to place separate troops or military units together as one brigade or under one brigade command
The army brigaded three reserve units under one headquarters before winter.
brigade + units under one headquarters
Two local militias were brigaded into a single force for the exercise.
passive: be brigaded into a force
During the reform, commanders brigaded scattered troops to simplify supply work.
The new order brigaded the border guards under the western division.
- organize
a much broader verb that does not imply a brigade structure
- group
an everyday verb for putting people or things together, without military meaning
- consolidate
focuses on combining forces, often for efficiency, not specifically into a brigade
- disband
to break up an organized military formation
文法句型
brigade + plural noun + under + noun
be brigaded into + noun
用法筆記
Mostly found in military writing or history, often in the passive. For ordinary grouping, English usually uses form, group, or organize instead.