tirailleurs的中文意思、音标与词形变化

(tirailleur 的复数) [军]散兵, 狙击兵

plural of tirailleur 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.