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词汇 firing-squad
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释义 firing squad
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfaɪə.rɪŋ ˌskwɒd/ us /ˈfaɪ.rɪŋ ˌskwɑːd/
a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill a prisoner(对犯人执行枪决的)行刑队
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
Examples from literature

Barney wondered just what kind of a sensation it was to stand facing a firing squad. 
I'd rather die before a firing squad after an attempt to save my wretched country than live to see it set back a hundred years. 
It halted and the man took his place before the firing squad but a few feet away. 
Suppose they took her for a spy, and that tomorrow's sun found her facing a firing squad? 
The young officer who commanded them was more nervous than the prisoner—it was his first detail with a firing squad. 

firing squad | American Dictionary


firing squad
noun[ C ]
us/ˈfɑɪər·ɪŋ ˌskwɑd/
a group of soldiers whose job is to shoot and kill someone as a punishment
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