battalion

US /bəˈtæl.i.ən/
UK /bəˈtæl.i.ən/
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1.

大隊

a large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel.

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The first battalion was ordered to advance.
第一大隊は前進を命じられた。
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He served in a marine battalion during the war.
彼は戦争中、海兵隊の大隊に所属していた。
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2.

大群, 多数

a large group of people or things.

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A whole battalion of reporters descended on the scene.
報道陣の大群が現場に押し寄せた。
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She faced a battalion of challenges in her new role.
彼女は新しい役割で多くの課題に直面した。
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