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a brigade of [plural noun]
A brigade of volunteers was sent to help.
一队志愿者被派去帮忙。
旅；队
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旅；队
an army unit smaller than a division
A brigade of volunteers was sent to help.
一队志愿者被派去帮忙。
为共同目的组织的一群人
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
由多个团(或营)组成的军事单位,包括来自不同兵种的士兵
A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
The brigade was deployed to the front line last night.
该旅昨晚被部署到了前线。
A fire brigade arrived within minutes to put out the blaze.
消防队在几分钟内赶到并扑灭了大火。
Our volunteer brigade meets every Saturday to clean up the park.
我们的志愿者队每周六集合清理公园。
A brigade of volunteers was sent to help.
一队志愿者被派去帮忙。
The fire brigade arrived within minutes.
消防队在几分钟内赶到。
They brigaded the new soldiers into platoons.
他们将新兵编成排。
Not this
The army brigaded the troops to a division.
Use this
The army brigaded the troops into a division.
动词'brigade'表示“编成旅”时，后接介词'into'，表示“编入”，而不是'to'，'to'通常表示方向，不符合此义。
Not this
He joined fire brigade.
Use this
He joined a fire brigade.
'brigade'是可数名词，泛指时需加不定冠词'a'，表示“一支消防队”，不可省略。
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消防队
The fire brigade arrived within five minutes.
消防队在五分钟内到达了。
一队工人
A brigade of workers was sent to repair the road.
一队工人被派去修路。
指挥一个旅
He was promoted to command an infantry brigade.
他被提升指挥一个步兵旅。
旅指挥部
The orders came directly from brigade headquarters.
命令直接来自旅指挥部。
老派；保守派
They are the old brigade of the company.
他们是公司里的老派人物。
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把'bri'想成'bridge'（桥），'gade'想成'grade'（等级），一个旅的士兵列队过桥，等级分明。
neutral register; noun: military contexts; verb: formal, rare. 中性语域；名词：军事语境；动词：正式，罕见。
Words ending in -ade are often pronounced /eɪd/ (rhyming with brigade), as in grade, trade, parade, cascade, lemonade. However, comrade is a common exception, pronounced /ˈkɒmræd/ (or /ˈkɑːmræd/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.