'army' 的定义

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army

(ɑːʳmi )

词形plural armies

1. 可数名词 [with singular or plural verb]

An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.

After returning from France, he joined the army.

The army is about to launch a major offensive.

...a top-ranking army officer.

同义词：soldiers, military, troops, armed force army 的更多同义词

2. 可数名词 [with singular or plural verb]

An army of people, animals, or things is a large number of them, especially when they are regarded as a force of some kind.

...data collected by an army of volunteers. [+ of]

...armies of shoppers looking for bargains.

...the army of television cameras outside his house.

同义词：vast number, host, gang, mob army 的更多同义词

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army in American

(ˈɑrmi ; ärˈmē)

名词词形plural ˈarmies

a large, organized body of soldiers for waging war, esp. on land

a military unit, usually two or more army corps, together with auxiliary troops

standing army

4. [often A-]

a large organization of persons for a specific cause

the Salvation Army

any large number of persons, animals, etc. considered as a whole

the army of the unemployed

army 的词源

ME & OFr armee < armer, arm2, v.

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army in British

(ˈɑːmɪ )

名词词形plural -mies

the military land forces of a nation

a military unit usually consisting of two or more corps with supporting arms and services

3. (modifier)

of, relating to, or characteristic of an army

army rations

any large body of people united for some specific purpose

a large number of people, animals, etc; multitude

army 的词源

C14: from Old French armee, from Medieval Latin armāta armed forces; see armada

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The army wants people with an edge. Times, Sunday Times (2017)Which makes it sound less like a charity and more like an army fighting a war. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Now the army's special forces have been trained by American instructors. Times, Sunday Times (2016)He told me a group of army officers had been arrested to foil a coup plot. Times, Sunday Times (2007)We oppose the policy of forcing people into the army. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)Residents said that the army launched rockets against pockets of insurgents in the coastal city. Times, Sunday Times (2011)The changes are aimed at raising the number of army reservists. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The trouble was that a large navy in addition to a large army entailed heavy expenditures. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)At school it had been a requirement that you join the army cadet force for a year. Oliver Poole BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003)They had already experienced discrimination in the army while fighting the "crusade for freedom". Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)Russia admitted that red army units had been in action. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Rival factions and some army leaders are fighting a fierce rearguard action against the president. Times, Sunday Times (2015)He divided his army into small groups and dispatched each group to the head of a different road. Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)The army has launched an inquiry. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The nation 's army of honest hard workers really do deserve better than this. The Sun (2012)The Army allows people an opportunity to make something of themselves. The Sun (2015)The Russians had huge numbers of army officers in their ranks who were paid a military salary. Times, Sunday Times (2006)The camp is home to three battalions of the nation 's army. The Sun (2011)The Japanese retained large armies with which to defend their home islands. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)Your imagination, resourcefulness and initiative reflect credit on the entire army air forces. Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)Members are encouraged to serve in the army in groups, ostensibly as protection against widespread bullying. Times, Sunday Times (2007)His people 's army had played an important role in his win. Times, Sunday Times (2015)The French realised that they could not opt out of providing the land army to repel Germany. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)He served with the Black Watch and the army intelligence corps. Times, Sunday Times (2016)An international army was landed in China and "rescued "the Europeans. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)The core answer to all these questions is that in 1914 Britain entered a major land war without a major land army. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Last week the army launched a campaign to retake Ramadi, and it made a final push to seize the central administration buildings yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2015)