| 释义 |
bil·let¹ /ˈbɪlɪt/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 膳宿提供令(当局所发向军人提供膳宿的书面命令)
No billets shall be granted upon any of the inhabitants without their consent. 除非得到居民同意，不得向他们发出为军人提供膳宿的命令。
2. (军营以外的)士兵住宿处，宿营地
The old mansion served as the soldiers' billet for nearly a week. 士兵们在那所古宅里住了近一个星期。
3. 给海员指定的睡铺(或床位等)；〈古〉给战舰水兵指定的挂吊床处
4. 职位；工作；任命
He landed a lucrative billet with a publishing house. 他在一家出版社里谋到一个报酬很高的职位。
5. 目的地
6. 〈古〉短简，便条
II ❶ vt.
1. 分配(士兵、难民等)住宿地；安顿
Some refugees were billeted at our house. 有些难民被安排住在我们家。
We were billeted in a set of barracks. 我们被安顿在一排营房里。
2. 把膳宿提供令送交
The farmer had already been billeted when a fresh group of soldiers arrived. 又一批士兵到达时，那位农民早已接到要为他们提供膳宿的命令了。
3. 委派，任命
❷ vi.
投宿；驻扎
For a time, they billeted in a ramshackle house. 他们曾一度投宿在一所东倒西歪的屋子里。
[<OFr billette<bulle document] phr. Every bullet has its billet. 见 bullet |