billets
US /ˈbɪlɪts/
UK /ˈbɪlɪts/
複數名詞
1.
營房, 住所
lodging for soldiers or other non-military personnel in a private house or other non-military building
範例:
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The soldiers were assigned to temporary billets in the town.
士兵們被分配到鎮上的臨時營房。
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During the war, many families provided billets for evacuees.
戰爭期間，許多家庭為撤離人員提供了住所。
2.
木柴, 方坯
thick pieces of wood, especially firewood
範例:
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He chopped the large log into smaller billets for the fireplace.
他把大圓木劈成小木柴，用於壁爐。
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The blacksmith heated the metal billets in the forge.
鐵匠在鍛爐中加熱金屬方坯。