音标:[,tirai'lә:] ;
[军]散兵, 狙击兵
n. Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen
in the French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to
annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit. The term
is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.
词型变化:名词复数形式 : tirailleurs

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