| 单词 | armed forces |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmed forces armed forces n. (with plural agreement) armed soldiers or military personnel; (esp. with the) the combined military forces of a country; the army, navy, and air force collectively. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > [noun] mainOE strength?a1160 armaturea1450 force1487 ranka1533 armed forces1572 troops1598 military1757 fyrd1832 the services1850 1572 J. Leslie Copie Let. out of Scotl. f. 59v Whome you with armed forces did imprison and restraine, God set at libertie. 1647 E. Peyton High-way to Peace 5 Some in London were contrary in faction to the armed forces. 1774 T. Jefferson Summary View Rights Brit. Amer. in Early Amer. Imprints 20 His majesty has from time to time sent among us large bodies of armed forces, not made up of the people here, nor raised by the authority of our laws. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vi. vii. 393 The dissident Armed-Forces have met. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Dec. 36/1 The armed forces rely on civilian networks for everything from logistics to power to weapons purchases. < as lemmas |
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