garrison
n[CGp]
troops stationed in a town or fort 卫戍部队; 守备部队; 警备部队
Half the garrison is/are on duty. 有半数卫戍部队在执勤.
[attrib 作定语]
garrison duty 守备任务
a garrison town 有驻防的城市. garrison, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sb) defend (a place) with or as a garrison 卫戍部队守备(某地)
The town was garrisoned with two regiments. 该镇有两团士兵驻守.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb in/on sth place (troops) as a garrison 派(部队)驻防
A hundred soldiers were garrisoned in the town. 派了一百名士兵在城里驻防.
That's OK. But you mustn't smoke while you're walking around in the bush either. You could start a bush fire.
没关系。但是在丛林里走动时你也千万不要抽烟,会引起火灾的。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.