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单词 troop
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troopnoun

uk/truːp/us/truːp/
troops C2 [ plural ]

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  • The troops advanced on the city .
  • No one knew how many troops had died in combat.
  • We are committed to withdrawing our troops by the end of the year.
  • The Chief of Police ordered the deployment of 2,000 troops to try to stop the rioting.
  • Four soldiers were detailed to check the road for troops.

soldiers on duty in a large group:

Traditionally, United Nations troops have been deployed only in a peacekeeping role.
The major powers have said they will not send in ground troops (= soldiers who fight on land).
In 1988, about 220,000 American troops were stationed in Western Europe.
All troops will be withdrawn by the end of the year.

[ C ] a group of soldiers, especially ones who fight in strong military vehicles or on horses:

the King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery

[ C ] an organized group of young people who are Scouts:

My brother joined the local Boy Scout troop.

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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen

  • bomb squad
  • command
  • commissariat
  • contingent
  • corps
  • division
  • divisional
  • general staff
  • guard of honour
  • infantry
  • military policeman
  • regiment
  • reinforcement
  • reserve
  • squad
  • ta
  • task force
  • the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • the military police
  • the Territorial Army

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Named organizations & societies & their members

troopadjective [ before noun ]

uk/truːp/us/truːp/

for, relating to, or involving troops:

Satellite photographs provide us with a lot of information about their troop movements.

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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen

  • bomb squad
  • command
  • commissariat
  • contingent
  • corps
  • division
  • divisional
  • general staff
  • guard of honour
  • infantry
  • military policeman
  • regiment
  • reinforcement
  • reserve
  • squad
  • ta
  • task force
  • the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • the military police
  • the Territorial Army

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troopverb

uk/truːp/us/truːp/

[ I usually + adv/prep ] to walk somewhere in a large group, usually with one person behind another:

The little boys trooped after him across the playing fields.
The Norwich fans gave their team a loud cheer as they trooped off the field.
None of us knew what to expect as we trooped into her office.

[ I ] informal humorous to travel somewhere as a group, especially when told to:

We all trooped down to London for the meeting.

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Moving firmly on foot

  • breeze
  • clump
  • flounce
  • goose step
  • lope
  • march
  • not break your stride idiom
  • pace
  • parade
  • prance
  • quick march! idiom
  • sashay
  • stalk
  • stamp
  • stomp
  • stride
  • strut
  • surefooted
  • swagger
  • waltz

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Advancing and moving forward

Idiom(s)

the trooping of the colour
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