march
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they march | |
he / she / it marches | |
past simple marched | |
past participle marched | |
-ing form marching |
- [intransitive]
to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier 齐步走;行进 Quick march! (= the order to start marching) (口令)齐步走! - + adv./prep.
Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings. 士兵在政府大楼外面来回练习队列行进。 - + noun
They marched 20 miles to reach the capital. 他们行进了 20 英里才到达首都。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briskly
- swiftly
- boldly
- …
- on
- out of
- through
- …
- march in step
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to walk somewhere quickly in a determined way (坚定地向某地)前进,进发 Extra ExamplesCraig marched up to the door and rang the bell. 克雷格走到门口,按响了门铃。 So saying, she marched boldly out of the house. 说完这些话,她勇敢地走出了屋子。 Ann marched straight past me and up the stairs. 安径直从我身边走过,走上楼梯。 He marched off, muttering something. 他嘟嘟囔囔地愤然离去。 They marched proudly onto the football field. 他们自豪地步入足球场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briskly
- swiftly
- boldly
- …
- on
- out of
- through
- …
- march in step
- [intransitive]
to walk through the streets in a large group in order to protest about something 游行示威;游行抗议 Extra Examplessynonym demonstrateMillions of people marched against the war. 数百万人游行示威反对战争。
They were marching for peace. 他们为争取和平而游行。 We marched peacefully through the streets. 我们的游行队伍平静地穿过一条条街道。 Hundreds of people marched in support of the teachers' pay claim. 数百人游行示威,支持教师们的加薪要求。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- peacefully
- triumphantly
- against
- for
- in support of
- …
- [transitive] march somebody + adv./prep.
to force somebody to walk somewhere with you 使同行;强迫(某人)一起走 The guards marched the prisoner away. 卫兵押着囚犯离开了。 She was marched out of the door and into a waiting car. 她被押出门外,走进一辆等候的汽车。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briskly
- swiftly
- boldly
- …
- on
- out of
- through
- …
- march in step
Word Originlate Middle English: from French marcher ‘to walk’ (earlier ‘to trample’), of uncertain origin.
Idioms
get your marching orders
- (informal)
to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc. 奉命离开;被解职
give somebody their marching orders
- (informal)
to order somebody to leave a place, their job, etc. 命令某人离开;解雇
march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum | march to a different beat/tune