bivouac

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
    — Townsend hare inhabit this area, particularly above the cabin, and a skier is likely to have one explode from a tree well and disappear into the whiteness as he skis by. Life is a constant bivouac for them -- they spend days huddled in tree wells during storms -- but I suspect they are as content and warm in their luxurious coats as we are in a cabin.
  2. Any temporary encampment.
  3. A temporary shelter constructed generally for a few nights.
    — Behold the Mansion reared by Dædal Jack! See the Malt stored in many a plethoric sack, In the proud cirque of Juan's bivouac!
  4. The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack. dated
  5. A structure formed by migratory ants out of their own bodies to protect the queen and larvae.
动词 v.
  1. To set up camp. intransitive,transitive
    — We'll bivouac here tonight.
  2. To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army. intransitive
  3. To encamp for the night without tents or covering. intransitive

词形变化

bivouacs plural bivouack alternative biouac alternative,obsolete bivoac alternative,obsolete bihovac alternative,obsolete bivy alternative bivvy alternative bivouacs present,singular,third-person bivouacks present,singular,third-person bivouacing participle,present bivouacking participle,present bivouacked participle,past bivouacked past bivouack alternative biouac alternative,obsolete bivoac alternative,obsolete bihovac alternative,obsolete bivy alternative bivvy alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
bivouac sack bivouac sheet bivouacer

词源

词源 1
Unadapted borrowing from French bivouac (earlier biouac, bivac), from Alemannic German Biiwacht (“reinforcements of guard or town watch”), from bii- + Wacht (“watch, guard”).
词源 2
Unadapted borrowing from French bivouac (earlier biouac, bivac), from Alemannic German Biiwacht (“reinforcements of guard or town watch”), from bii- + Wacht (“watch, guard”).
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