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a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land 陆上作战军队；陆军部队 The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield. 敌对两军在战场上严阵对峙。 He commanded the army of occupation after the war. 战后他指挥占领军。
Extra ExamplesA huge army marched on the city. 一支庞大的队伍向城市进发。 He led the army into battle. 他率领部队投入战斗。 He marched a foreign army into the capital. 他指挥外国军队开进了首都。 The army was finally defeated in the autumn. 这支军队最终在秋天被击败。 The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded. 皇帝被废黜，他的军队也被解散了。 The king was unable to raise an army. 当时国王未能招募起一支军队。 The taxes were used to maintain a standing army of around 55 000 troops. 这些税收用来供养约 55,000 人的常备军。 Their city fell victim to an invading army. 他们的城市被入侵的军队占领了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
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- the army[singular + singular or plural verb]
the part of a country’s armed forces that fights on land （一国的）陆军 - in the army
Her husband is in the army. 她的丈夫在陆军服役。 After leaving school, Mike went into the army. 迈克中学毕业后参加了陆军。 He joined the army at the age of 16. 他16岁参军。 an army officer/chief 陆军军官/长官 army barracks/bases 军营/基地 He served in the French army during the First World War. 第一次世界大战期间，他在法国军队服役。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Culture the armed forcesthe armed forcesThe British armed forces, sometimes called the services, consist of the Army, the Royal Navy (RN), and the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Queen or King is Commander-in-Chief of all three services, but responsibility for their management lies with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which is headed by the Secretary of State for Defence. The Army is the largest of the three services and the Royal Navy the smallest. The Navy is the service with the longest history and is sometimes known as the Senior Service. The Joint Rapid Reaction Force includes all three services. The regular forces are supported when necessary by the Regular Reserve, who are former members of the regular forces, and the Volunteer Reserve Forces, people who train in their free time with the Army Reserve, the Royal Air Force Reserves, or the Royal Naval Reserve. In the US the President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and the Secretary of Defense is responsible for their management. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the military leaders of the four services, the Army, Navy, Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, which are supported when necessary by the reserve forces, the US Army Reserve, the National Guard and the Navy Reserve. The Army is the service with the longest history. Four of its leaders became President: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower.Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflicta2He was in command of the British Army in Egypt. 他统帅驻扎在埃及的英国军队。 The German army entered Austria in March 1938. 德军于 1938 年 3 月进入奥地利。 The French army was deployed in the Western Desert. 法国军队部署在西部沙漠。 those who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan 在阿富汗与苏军交战的那些人 He grew up on an army base in the 1960s. 20 世纪 60 年代他在一个军事基地上长大。 The companies recruit mostly retired army personnel. 这些公司主要招收退伍军人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
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- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity 大批；大群 Extra Examplesa vast army of personnel 人员众多 There was an army of technicians ready to help. 一大批技术人员已做好支援准备。 The singer was surrounded by a veritable army of reporters. 那名歌手被一大群记者团团围住。 NASA maintains a small army of engineers. 美国国家航空航天局供养着为数不多的一群工程师。 He created an army of loyal customers. 他培养出一个忠诚的消费群体。 Actresses now hire armies of hairdressers and stylists. 女演员现在会雇用很多美发师和时尚设计师。 He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour. 他认为失业带来了一大批有用的劳动力后备军。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- vast
- veritable
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- create
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- army of
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.