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echelon/ˈeʃəlɒn, ˈeiʃ-/ n. & v.●n. 1 a level or rank in an organization, in society, etc.; those occupying it (组织、社会中的)等级；梯队；阶层 often in pl. 常用复数 : the upper echelons 上级，高层 2 Mil. a formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front 【军】(部队、舰船、飞机等排列的)梯形队形，梯队，梯次配置 in echelon 成梯队的，梯次配置的 ●v. tr. arrange in an echelon 列成梯队，使成梯次配置 [French échelon from échelle ‘ladder’, from Latin scala] |