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
My great-grandmother made that quilt
我曾祖母缝好了这个被罩。
He went to the post office to mail a letter.
他去了邮局寄信。
Hi! You guys keep talking so loudly that I have to speak at the top my voice!
哎！你们一直这样大声讲话，我都不得不扯着嗓子说话了。