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单词 fire brigade
释义
fire brigade
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
UK
uk
/ˈfaɪə brɪˌɡeɪd/us
/ˈfaɪr brɪˌɡeɪd/
(USfire department)
B2
anorganizationthatworkstopreventunwantedfiresandstopthem fromburning:
消防队
Someonecallthefirebrigade!谁给消防队打个电话！
More examples
  • Thefirebrigadesaid that the club'swiringwasunsafe.
  • Severalmembersof thelocalfirebrigadecame to theschooltotalkaboutsafetyissues.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fire service
  • beatsomethingout
  • extinguish
  • extinguisher
  • fire alarm
  • fire blanket
  • fire department
  • fire engine
  • fire hydrant
  • fire marshal
  • fire plug
  • firebreak
  • firehouse
  • fireman
  • firetrap
  • flame-retardant
  • flameproof
  • hose
  • quench
  • smoke detector
  • tender
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(Definition offire brigadefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffire brigade

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Afirebrigaderesponds to reports of the tangible reality of flames.
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However, it is common knowledge that thesefirebrigademeasures constitute placeboes.
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When thefirebrigadearrived, he helped carry buckets of water.
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The examples range from utmost simplicity (responding to a fire alarm in a building) to high complexity (responding to a fire as a member of afirebrigade).
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The modes for responding to a fire alarm and for selling land are fairly fixed, while the modes for driving and for afirebrigadeare highly plastic.
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the militia served merely as afirebrigade, or an extra police force in case of rebellion, or for ceremonial purposes.
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I am told there are still about 2,000 women in active service in thefirebrigade, of whom 700 are actually operational.
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Police,firebrigade, ambulance and gas board services were quickly on the scene, and rescue work continued right through the night.
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Where there is a possibility or a danger of fire, it is prudent to have afirebrigadeavailable.
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After all, farmers are sometimes very angry if there is not afirebrigadeavailable to put out a stack fire.
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That gives some idea of the importance of water in thefirebrigadeset-up.
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The relationship which exists between thefirebrigadechief and the local authority is one of peculiar intimacy.
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We have talked of rapid reaction and deployment and offirebrigade-type operations and forces.
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The primary responsibility for providing an efficient fire service rests with the fire authority and the chief officer of thefirebrigade.
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Thefirebrigadearrived within two minutes of receiving the call, but by this time the building was well alight.
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