firing squad
noun🔊/ˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɒd/
🔊/ˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɑːd/
[countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable]a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill somebody who is found guilty of a crime 行刑队（对判死刑的犯人执行枪决） He was executed by (a) firing squad. 他被行刑队执行枪决。 Many died in front of the firing squad. 很多人死在行刑队的枪口下。
He was led out at dawn to face a firing squad. 凌晨他被带出去行刑。 It was almost his turn to go before the firing squad. 快轮到他接受枪决了。 He could face a firing squad if found guilty. 如果被定罪，他可能会面临开除小队的罪行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + firing squad- face
- be executed by
- be shot by
- …
- before a/the firing squad
- in front of a/the firing squad