Billet
n. 兵舍, 军营, 木柴\\n[机] 小胚
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
billet
n
1 lodging for soldiers or evacuees, esp in a private house （士兵或被疏散人员的）住宿处（尤指分住於民宅的）
The troops are all in billets, ie not in camp or barracks. 部队全部住在民房里（不住在营地或军营里）.
2 (dated infml 旧, 口) job; position 工作; 职位
a cushy billet, ie an undemanding one 轻松的工作. billet, v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (on/with sb) place (soldiers) in lodgings 安置（士兵）住宿
The soldiers were billeted on an old lady. 士兵们已安顿在一位老太太家里.
billet n thick piece of firewood 木柴块.
🗣️ 情景例句
This show is terrible; whoever's in charge needs to make some big changes.
这场演出很糟糕，主事的人应该对此做重大调整。
He stole my purse!
他偷了我的手袋！
and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
何况一片曲面镜就可歪曲自然，那么伽利略的两片曲面镜对自然的歪曲又该多大呢？