a group of soldiers living in a town or fort to defend it; the buildings these soldiers live in 卫戍部队;守备部队;卫戍区;驻防地 a garrison of 5 000 troops 有 5 000 士兵驻守的防地 The regiment was assigned to garrison duty in the north of the country. 该团被指派在该国北部执行驻军任务。 a garrison town 有驻防的城镇 Half the garrison is/are on duty. 卫戍部队有半数人在执勤。 Recognizing the importance of the area, they built a garrison and fortified the town. 认识到该地区的重要性,他们建立了驻军,并加强了该镇。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGarrison is used before these nouns:- troops
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘safety, means of protection’): from Old French garison, from garir ‘defend, provide’, of Germanic origin.