garrison
/ˈɡær.ɪ.sən/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈærɪsən] /ˈɡer.ə.sən/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈærɪsən] /ˈger-ə-sən ˈga-rə-/ (ame, mw) · [ɡˈærɪsən] /ˈɡer.ɪ.sən/ (ame, ipa)
garrison — noun
- garrisonsingular
- garrisonsplural
1. either the soldiers stationed in a town or fort to protect it, or the buildings
either the soldiers stationed in a town or fort to protect it, or the buildings where those soldiers live and work.
A small garrison of forty soldiers held the mountain pass through the winter.
a garrison of [number] [soldiers] — describing size
Feng visited the old British garrison in Hong Kong on a school history trip.
the [adjective] garrison in [place] — naming a specific post
The garrison at Fort Henry surrendered after a three-day siege by Imran's regiment.
Heloísa's grandfather served in the garrison guarding the northern border for twelve years.
Stone walls and a deep ditch surrounded the garrison where the king's troops slept.
文法句型
a garrison of [number] soldiers
the garrison at [place]
用法筆記
Often used with a definite article and a place name (`the garrison at Gibraltar`). Can refer to either the people or the buildings; context decides which reading applies.
常見錯誤
garrison — verb
- garrisonpresent simple I / you / we / they
- garrisons3rd person singular
- garrisoning-ing form
- garrisonedpast simple
1. to station a body of troops at a town, fort, or border so they remain there to h
to station a body of troops at a town, fort, or border so they remain there to hold it against attack.
The general garrisoned two hundred riflemen in the abandoned monastery on the hilltop.
garrison [troops] in [place] — active pattern with a named force
After the truce, Roman legions garrisoned every river crossing along the Danube.
garrison [a place] — direct object is the location held
Nala was garrisoned at a remote desert base for the first year of her service.
British forces garrisoned the island for almost a century after the war ended.
Iker's company was garrisoned in a village school during the long retreat.
- withdraw
to pull troops out of the place where they had been stationed
文法句型
garrison [a place]
be garrisoned at/in [place]
garrison [troops] in [place]
用法筆記
Frequently passive: `be garrisoned at/in [place]` describes where a unit is posted. Subject of the active form is usually a commander, government, or army; object is a town, fort, border, or building.