| 单词 | legion |
| 释义 | legion (once / 486 pages) nadj A legion is a horde or a large number of people or things. It was originally a term for a military unit. In Roman times, a legion was a large unit of men in the army, and the word is still used in many militaries. However, it also means a whole bunch of people doing anything. If someone has many fans, you can say legion of fans or legions of fans, but either way, that's a lot of fans. There are legions of stars in the sky. When you see legion, you can be sure there's an awful lot of something. WORD FAMILYlegion: legions USAGE EXAMPLESBlumenthal will discuss the issue at a Tuesday press conference at the American Legion Post 96 in Hartford. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In the 1980s and 1990s, he played Santa Claus at American Legion Christmas parties in Silver Spring. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) It’s been a tough year for the Legion, Salvation Army and others trying to meet fundraising targets. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a large military unit the French Foreign Legion Hypo|Hyper foreign legion a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state French Foreign Legiona former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France force, military force, military group, military unit a unit that is part of some military service 2n association of ex-servicemen the American Legion Hyper association a formal organization of people or groups of people 3n archaic terms for army Syn|Hypo|Hyper host Roman Legion a 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 army, ground forces, regular army a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state 4n a vast multitude Syn|Hyper horde, host concourse, multitude, throng a large gathering of people 5adj amounting to a large indefinite number Palomar's fans are legion Syn numerous many a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number |
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