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- a subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and typically forming part of a division（军队中的）旅：
he commanded a brigade of 3,000 men.
他指挥有3,000名士兵的一个旅。
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- an organization with a specific purpose, typically with a military or quasi-military structure（尤指执行特定军事或准军事任务的）大队：
a volunteer ambulance brigade.
志愿救护大队。
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- in sing. with adj. or noun modifier informal, often derogatory a group of people with a characteristic in common〈非正式, 常贬〉有共同特点的人群, 同道者：
the anti-smoking brigade.
反吸烟组织。
with obj.
1- rare 〈罕〉form into a brigade把…编成旅（或大队）。
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- associate with (someone or something)使结合, 与…有联系：
they thought the speech too closely brigaded with illegal action.
他们认为这番话与非法行为联系过紧。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French， from Italian brigata company， from brigare contend， from briga strife.