| 单词 | army |
| 释义 | army (once / 57 pages) n An army is an organized group of fighters, especially a country's official military force. When a country goes to war, it sends an army to fight. An army is typically defined as fighting on land, while a navy battles at sea, and some countries make this even more clear by distinguishing their "Land Army" from their "Air Army." The 14th century meaning of army was "armed expedition," from the Old French armée and the Latin root armata, "armed, equipped, or in arms." WORD FAMILYarmy: armies USAGE EXAMPLESWhile his congregation is comparatively small, Jones said, “God never used big armies.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Early in her career, she was as an engineer for a research institute attached to the Chinese army’s Second Artillery Corps. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) In all there were several dozen serious terrorist attacks in Turkey in 2016, often targeting the police and army but just as often hitting civilians. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state Syn|Hypo|Hyper ground forces, regular army host, legion archaic terms for army standing armya permanent army of paid soldiers Union Armythe northern army during the American Civil War Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Armythe southern army during the American Civil War Continental Armythe American army during the American Revolution Roman Legiona division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army Sabaoth(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament armed service, military service, service a force that is a branch of the armed forces 2n a large number of people united for some specific purpose Hyper crowd a large number of things or people considered together Army (once / 165 pages) n WORD FAMILY Army: Armies USAGE EXAMPLESFormer Army reservist James Morales was reported missing Saturday night and remains at large. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) His favorite thing to do - at home and at The Salvation Army - is to play video games. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) On December 4th, the Army Corps announced that it would look for an alternate route. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) n the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare Syn|Hyper U. S. Army, US Army, USA, United States Army agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office an administrative unit of government |
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