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A guerrilla is a fighter who does not belong to a country's regular army. Guerrillas work in small groups.
A guerrillaguerrilla is a fighter who does not belong to a country's regular army是不屬於一個國家正規軍隊的戰士. Guerrillas work in small groupsguerrilla通常是小團體行動的.
They usually know the land well — hills, forests, cities — and they use that. They hide, move fast, and strike where a bigger army is weak, then they disappear. They do not line up in open fields the way a regular army might.
They usually know the land well他們通常很熟悉地形 — hills, forests, cities山丘、森林、城市 — and they use that而且會善用這一點. They hide, move fast, and strike where a bigger army is weak他們躲藏、行動快速,在大軍隊比較弱的地方出擊, then they disappear然後就消失. They do not line up in open fields the way a regular army might他們不會像正規軍那樣在空曠的戰場上排隊列陣.
You will also see the word in front of another noun: guerrilla war (or guerrilla warfare) is this kind of fighting. Later people stretched it in a lighter way: guerrilla marketing means a small, surprising, often cheap way of grabbing attention, then vanishing — like the fighters, but for selling.
You will also see the word in front of another noun你也會看到這個字放在另一個名詞前面: guerrilla war (or guerrilla warfare) is this kind of fightingguerrilla war(或guerrilla warfare)指的就是這種打法. Later people stretched it in a lighter way後來人們把它用得比較輕鬆: guerrilla marketing means a small, surprising, often cheap way of grabbing attention, then vanishingguerrilla marketing指的是一種小規模、出其不意、通常成本低的抓眼球方式,出手完就消失 — like the fighters, but for selling就像那些戰士,只是用在賣東西上.
In news about real fighting the word is serious. The marketing use is informal, and though actually some people dislike it, because it borrows a war word for .
In news about real fighting the word is serious在講真實戰鬥的新聞裡,這個詞是很嚴肅的. The marketing use is informal行銷上的用法比較隨性, and though actually some people dislike it不過其實有些人不喜歡這種用法, because it borrows a war word for adverts因為它把一個戰爭用詞借去講廣告.
組成Borrowed from Spanish guerrilla, the small form of guerra (“war”). People coined it during the Peninsular War.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
guerrillanoun/ɡəˈɹɪlə/
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A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.
- The right-wing paramilitary's offensive against the Marxist guerrillas failed because they did not know the terrain well enough.
- From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.
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archaicA non-official war carried out by small independent groups; a guerrilla war.
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A marketer who uses guerrilla marketing techniques.
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A maker of guerrilla television.
guerrillaadj/ɡəˈɹɪlə/
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governmentmilitarypoliticsRelating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- Wherever Nicholson was most wanted, there he was sure to be found. What his life was at this time may be seen from a letter he wrote to his mother: 'I am leading a very guerrilla sort of life with seven hundred horse and foot raised among the people of the country. The chieftain who is in rebellion has eight regular regiments and sixteen guns, so that I am unable to meet them openly in the field.'
- On the other hand, after the fall of Feng Ling Tu, the operations of Central Shansi, and Suiyuan, troops were more guerrilla than orthodox in nature.
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businessmarketingRelating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
- We took a very guerrilla approach to marketing Goin' Hollywood, in keeping with the irreverent tone of the game.
- "Mozilla's marketing has been very guerrilla. You're not seeing it spend millions of dollars on TV. Instead, it's a powerful ground swell.
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Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- guerrilla marketing
- guerrilla tourism
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。