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barrackS,barracking. Horse Guards,

 

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As Muslims in mainland Britain endure a barracking from politicians, education officials and the press, in Ulster a different story is unfolding. There, too, Muslims have been castigated and accused of extremism. But, in contrast to the scene across the Irish Sea, the Muslims have emerged triumphant http://econ.st/1jnfYeT
奧運射擊場地。(特派記者王元鴻攝)
材料簡單,豐富創意,效果無限。
倫 敦奧運射擊比賽在位置偏僻的格林威治皇家砲兵營(Royal Artillery Barracks), 英國保存歷史事務非常有系統,包括這個砲兵營,可以追溯到1716年,有一道英式巴洛克建築圍牆,長約300公尺,已有近300年歷史,是英國這種建築風 格最長的圍牆,當時在此地設置兩個砲兵營。

 

Hórse Guàrds[Hórse Guàrds]

((the 〜))
1 英国近衛(このえ)騎兵旅団.
2 (Whitehallにある)英国陸軍総司令部.

A complex of buildings in central London originally used as a barracks for the elite mounted regiments of the British Army. By extension, the general headquarters of the British Army in the late 18th and the 19th century came to be called Horse Guards.



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熱烈迴響。 位於泰晤士河旁的五星級飯店「皇家騎兵」(TheRoyal Horseguards),行銷總監莫利斯(Adam Morriss)接受中央社記者訪問時說,自從威廉王子和凱特(Catherine Middleton)結婚的消息公布後,興奮的 ...

Website TheRoyalHorseguards.co.uk

barracks

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Pronunciation: /ˈbarəks 
  
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(also barrack)

NOUN

[OFTEN TREATED AS SINGULAR]

Origin

late 17th centurybarrack from French baraque, from Italian baracca or Spanish barraca 'soldier's tent', of unknown origin.

barrack[bar・rack1]

  • レベル:大学入試程度
  • 発音記号[bǽrək]

[名]((〜s))((単数・複数扱い))
1 兵舎, 兵営;駐屯兵の宿舎
a barrack yardsquare
営庭.
2 ((単数扱い))((略式))(多くの人が宿泊する)大きくて殺風景な建物, 仮設小屋.
3 ((米北東部))干し草をおおう建物.
━━[動](他)…を兵舎に収容する.
━━(自)兵舎に泊まる.
[フランス語←スペイン語barracu(兵舎)]


There are 2 definitions of barrack in English:

 

barrack2

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Pronunciation: /ˈbarək 
  
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VERB

  • 1[WITH OBJECT] British Jeer loudly at (someone performing or speaking in public) in order to express disapproval or to distract them:opponents barracked him when he addressed the opening parliamentary session
  • 2[NO OBJECT] (barrack forAustralian/NZ Give support and encouragement to:I take it you’ll be barracking for Labour tonight?

Origin

late 19th century: probably from Northern Irish dialect.

barrack1

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Pronunciation: /ˈbarək 
  
/

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
  • Provide (soldiers) with accommodation in a building or set of buildings:the granary in which the platoons were barracked

Origin

early 18th century: from barracks.

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