fleet

fleet

英 [fliːt]
　　美 [flit]

adj. 快速的，敏捷的
　　n. 艦隊；港灣；小河
　　vi. 飛逝；疾馳；掠過
　　vt. 消磨
　　n. (Fleet)人名；(英)弗利特

n.(名詞)fleet是可數集合名詞,用作主語時,其謂語動詞可用單數形式,也可用復數形式。

中文詞源：

fleet 艦隊

來自PIE*pleu,浮動，流，詞源同flow, float, pluvial. 用來指船隻，艦隊。

例句：

1. A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital.
一隊救護車把傷者送往醫院。

2. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.
他命令聯合艦隊將軍隊護送到那不勒斯。

3. Using an alias, he had rented a house in Fleet, Hampshire.
他用化名在漢普郡的艦隊街租瞭間房子。

4. In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small.
同其水面艦隊相比，英國的潛艇部隊規模相對較小。

5. A fleet of police cars suddenly arrived. Dozens of officers piled out.
突然開來一隊警車，數十個警察一擁而出。