a large unit of an army, consisting of two or more divisions (由两个或以上师组成的)军,兵团 the commander of the third army corps 陆军第三军团的指挥官 a multinational corps under UK command 英国领导下的一支多国部队
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- multinational
- cadet
- …
- commander
- in a/the corps
one of the groups of an army with a special responsibility (陆军)特种部队 He's in the Royal Army Medical Corps. 他在英国皇家陆军医疗队工作。 the Army Corps of Engineers 陆军工程兵部队
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1He's a gunner in the US marine corps. 他是美国海军陆战队的一名炮手。 the elite corps of the Sultan's army 苏丹军队的精锐部队
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- multinational
- cadet
- …
- commander
- in a/the corps
a group of people involved in a particular job or activity (从事某工作或活动的)一群人,一组人 a corps of trained and experienced doctors 一队训练有素并富有经验的医生 Local people worked alongside an international corps of volunteers. 当地人和一个国际志愿者团体一同工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- multinational
- cadet
- …
- commander
- in a/the corps
see also diplomatic corps, press corps
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Latin corpus ‘body’.