Definition of army in English:

army

nounPlural armies ˈɑːmiˈɑrmi

1treated as singular or plural An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
军队，陆军
the two armies were in position
两支军队都进入了阵地。
as modifier army officers
Example sentencesExamples
- While driving them to the border he was stopped by an Iranian army patrol and forced to shoot and kill two soldiers.
- In effect he was an officer cadet in an army that doubled as military academy for young noblemen on the Continent.
- In practice armies, even at the height of a campaign, often spent most of their time sitting around doing nothing.
- The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy.
- A country's capabilities depend very much on how her force is divided between armies and fleets.
- More than a fight between armies, the Middle East conflict is a clash between two national stories.
- All the village men were fighting alongside the two armies, the Corbett army having come to join in.
- Many times in our past we have seen enemy fleets in the channel and enemy armies encamped in the continental ports.
- These days, great armies fighting each other are a thing of the past.
- Bob, an army warrant officer, agreed to have his sperm frozen when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
- Officers from an army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on the package.
- The transport of land armies by sea and their support ashore by naval forces actually predate warfare at sea.
- It will also be allowed to equip its army, run a police force and all of the departments of state.
- Camp followers shared the military fortunes of the armies they accompanied.
- Even so it never envisaged itself as much more than an auxiliary force to the armies of Prussia and Austria.
- Only the Utuku, of all the peoples known to me in the world, equip and organize their armies in that manner.
- There was very little formal structure by way of military rank in Viking armies.
- How do navies, air forces and armies learn from experience and why is it that so often the wrong lessons are learned?
- His pronouncements cannot bring down governments, or send armies off to fight and die.
- The cost of maintaining such huge armies in the field would be prohibitive.
Synonyms
armed force, fighting force, defence force, military force, the military, land force, soldiery, infantry, militia, horde
troops, soldiers, land forces
informal, dated thin red line
archaic host
1. 1.1the army The part of a country's military force trained to fight on land.
  军队，陆军
  he joined the army at 16
  他16岁时加入了陆军。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Until the Crimean War, the Russian army was trained to fight battles like Borodino.
  He was young, had only just joined the army and had had very little training.
  The only option for youth was to join the army or go into town in search of a job.
  He then joined the army, motivated solely by a desire to learn combat and survival skills.
  It was an unhappy experience and he eventually ran away to join the army.
  He had joined the army as a drummer boy and had served in India before the outbreak of the First World War.
  Now is the time to train as a nurse, join the army or make yourself indispensable to the government in some other way.
  On leaving the College he decided to take up a military career and, when war broke out with Spain he joined the army.
  And he declared that he would want to fight alongside his men if he joined the army.
  In last five years, none of the young men living there has been healthy enough to join the army.
  He joined the army in 1808 but struggled for promotion because he was not an aristocrat.
  His work in Cambridge was interrupted by World War I when he worked on the land rather than join the army.
  Ron was training to be a Baptist lay preacher when he decided that his duty was to his country and he joined the army.
  He was right on one front - Steve did indeed join the army and worked for several years in bomb disposal.
  The number of those willing to join the army has been going down in the recent years.
  Pupils in Preston are signing up to join the army one day a week while studying for their GCSEs.
  By the age of 14 she had two ambitions: to join the army and to compete in the Olympics.
  When he left boarding school in England, he joined the army and served in the Royal Artillery.
  For me, reporting for duty on a strike day would be like joining the army and then refusing to go to war.
  Stewart joined the army at 18 despite his mother's concerns over life in the military.
2an army of/armies ofA large number of people or things.
an army of photographers
大批摄影师。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is done through local councils who hire armies of lawyers to fight the airport and its army of lawyers.
- There are two armies of cells fighting in the body - the army of the healthy cells and the army of the cancer cells.
- He is now attracting an army of fans, and keeps winning every time he steps up to a new racing division.
- The international gambling industry has hired an army of lobbyists to stack the odds in its favour.
- It has an army of loyal fans which consider the GTi to be the most fun you can have on four wheels.
- He's got his own website and an army of fans who will agree with everything he says.
- The weight he bears, though, is just as heavy, but it is one his growing army of fans loads on him.
Synonyms
crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, stream, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array
literary myriad

Phrases

you and whose army?

informal Used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat.
〈非正式〉用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力你行吗？你干得了吗？
‘One word to him and I'll have you.’ ‘You and whose army?’
“你只要向他透露一个字，我就揍你。”“你行吗？”

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'.

Rhymes

balmy, barmy, gourami, macramé, origami, palmy, pastrami, salami, smarmy, swami, tsunami, Yanomami

Definition of army in US English:

army

nounˈɑrmiˈärmē

1An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
军队，陆军
the two armies were in position
两支军队都进入了阵地。
Example sentencesExamples
- A country's capabilities depend very much on how her force is divided between armies and fleets.
- In effect he was an officer cadet in an army that doubled as military academy for young noblemen on the Continent.
- These days, great armies fighting each other are a thing of the past.
- Only the Utuku, of all the peoples known to me in the world, equip and organize their armies in that manner.
- His pronouncements cannot bring down governments, or send armies off to fight and die.
- Bob, an army warrant officer, agreed to have his sperm frozen when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
- The cost of maintaining such huge armies in the field would be prohibitive.
- Camp followers shared the military fortunes of the armies they accompanied.
- More than a fight between armies, the Middle East conflict is a clash between two national stories.
- It will also be allowed to equip its army, run a police force and all of the departments of state.
- In practice armies, even at the height of a campaign, often spent most of their time sitting around doing nothing.
- Officers from an army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on the package.
- All the village men were fighting alongside the two armies, the Corbett army having come to join in.
- The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy.
- Even so it never envisaged itself as much more than an auxiliary force to the armies of Prussia and Austria.
- There was very little formal structure by way of military rank in Viking armies.
- Many times in our past we have seen enemy fleets in the channel and enemy armies encamped in the continental ports.
- The transport of land armies by sea and their support ashore by naval forces actually predate warfare at sea.
- While driving them to the border he was stopped by an Iranian army patrol and forced to shoot and kill two soldiers.
- How do navies, air forces and armies learn from experience and why is it that so often the wrong lessons are learned?
Synonyms
armed force, fighting force, defence force, military force, the military, land force, soldiery, infantry, militia, horde
1. 1.1the army" or "the Army The branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations on land.
  an enlisted man in the army
  as modifier army officers
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was right on one front - Steve did indeed join the army and worked for several years in bomb disposal.
  The only option for youth was to join the army or go into town in search of a job.
  The number of those willing to join the army has been going down in the recent years.
  Pupils in Preston are signing up to join the army one day a week while studying for their GCSEs.
  And he declared that he would want to fight alongside his men if he joined the army.
  For me, reporting for duty on a strike day would be like joining the army and then refusing to go to war.
  It was an unhappy experience and he eventually ran away to join the army.
  By the age of 14 she had two ambitions: to join the army and to compete in the Olympics.
  Ron was training to be a Baptist lay preacher when he decided that his duty was to his country and he joined the army.
  On leaving the College he decided to take up a military career and, when war broke out with Spain he joined the army.
  When he left boarding school in England, he joined the army and served in the Royal Artillery.
  Now is the time to train as a nurse, join the army or make yourself indispensable to the government in some other way.
  He then joined the army, motivated solely by a desire to learn combat and survival skills.
  He had joined the army as a drummer boy and had served in India before the outbreak of the First World War.
  Until the Crimean War, the Russian army was trained to fight battles like Borodino.
  He joined the army in 1808 but struggled for promotion because he was not an aristocrat.
  He was young, had only just joined the army and had had very little training.
  His work in Cambridge was interrupted by World War I when he worked on the land rather than join the army.
  In last five years, none of the young men living there has been healthy enough to join the army.
  Stewart joined the army at 18 despite his mother's concerns over life in the military.
2. 1.2an army of" or "armies of A large number of people or things, typically formed or organized for a particular purpose.
  大群，大批
  an army of photographers
  大批摄影师。
  armies of cockroaches
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's got his own website and an army of fans who will agree with everything he says.
  The weight he bears, though, is just as heavy, but it is one his growing army of fans loads on him.
  He is now attracting an army of fans, and keeps winning every time he steps up to a new racing division.
  The international gambling industry has hired an army of lobbyists to stack the odds in its favour.
  It has an army of loyal fans which consider the GTi to be the most fun you can have on four wheels.
  There are two armies of cells fighting in the body - the army of the healthy cells and the army of the cancer cells.
  This is done through local councils who hire armies of lawyers to fight the airport and its army of lawyers.
  Synonyms
  crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, stream, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array

Phrases

you and whose army?

informal Used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat.
〈非正式〉用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力你行吗？你干得了吗？
“One word to him and I'll nail you.” “You and whose army?”
“你只要向他透露一个字，我就揍你。”“你行吗？”

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.

词汇	army
释义	Definition of army in English: army nounPlural armies ˈɑːmiˈɑrmi 1treated as singular or plural An organized military force equipped for fighting on land. 军队，陆军 the two armies were in position 两支军队都进入了阵地。 as modifier army officers Example sentencesExamples While driving them to the border he was stopped by an Iranian army patrol and forced to shoot and kill two soldiers. In effect he was an officer cadet in an army that doubled as military academy for young noblemen on the Continent. In practice armies, even at the height of a campaign, often spent most of their time sitting around doing nothing. The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy. A country's capabilities depend very much on how her force is divided between armies and fleets. More than a fight between armies, the Middle East conflict is a clash between two national stories. All the village men were fighting alongside the two armies, the Corbett army having come to join in. Many times in our past we have seen enemy fleets in the channel and enemy armies encamped in the continental ports. These days, great armies fighting each other are a thing of the past. Bob, an army warrant officer, agreed to have his sperm frozen when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Officers from an army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on the package. The transport of land armies by sea and their support ashore by naval forces actually predate warfare at sea. It will also be allowed to equip its army, run a police force and all of the departments of state. Camp followers shared the military fortunes of the armies they accompanied. Even so it never envisaged itself as much more than an auxiliary force to the armies of Prussia and Austria. Only the Utuku, of all the peoples known to me in the world, equip and organize their armies in that manner. There was very little formal structure by way of military rank in Viking armies. How do navies, air forces and armies learn from experience and why is it that so often the wrong lessons are learned? His pronouncements cannot bring down governments, or send armies off to fight and die. The cost of maintaining such huge armies in the field would be prohibitive. Synonyms armed force, fighting force, defence force, military force, the military, land force, soldiery, infantry, militia, horde troops, soldiers, land forces informal, dated thin red line archaic host 1.1the army The part of a country's military force trained to fight on land. 军队，陆军 he joined the army at 16 他16岁时加入了陆军。 Example sentencesExamples Until the Crimean War, the Russian army was trained to fight battles like Borodino. He was young, had only just joined the army and had had very little training. The only option for youth was to join the army or go into town in search of a job. He then joined the army, motivated solely by a desire to learn combat and survival skills. It was an unhappy experience and he eventually ran away to join the army. He had joined the army as a drummer boy and had served in India before the outbreak of the First World War. Now is the time to train as a nurse, join the army or make yourself indispensable to the government in some other way. On leaving the College he decided to take up a military career and, when war broke out with Spain he joined the army. And he declared that he would want to fight alongside his men if he joined the army. In last five years, none of the young men living there has been healthy enough to join the army. He joined the army in 1808 but struggled for promotion because he was not an aristocrat. His work in Cambridge was interrupted by World War I when he worked on the land rather than join the army. Ron was training to be a Baptist lay preacher when he decided that his duty was to his country and he joined the army. He was right on one front - Steve did indeed join the army and worked for several years in bomb disposal. The number of those willing to join the army has been going down in the recent years. Pupils in Preston are signing up to join the army one day a week while studying for their GCSEs. By the age of 14 she had two ambitions: to join the army and to compete in the Olympics. When he left boarding school in England, he joined the army and served in the Royal Artillery. For me, reporting for duty on a strike day would be like joining the army and then refusing to go to war. Stewart joined the army at 18 despite his mother's concerns over life in the military. 2an army of/armies ofA large number of people or things. an army of photographers 大批摄影师。 Example sentencesExamples This is done through local councils who hire armies of lawyers to fight the airport and its army of lawyers. There are two armies of cells fighting in the body - the army of the healthy cells and the army of the cancer cells. He is now attracting an army of fans, and keeps winning every time he steps up to a new racing division. The international gambling industry has hired an army of lobbyists to stack the odds in its favour. It has an army of loyal fans which consider the GTi to be the most fun you can have on four wheels. He's got his own website and an army of fans who will agree with everything he says. The weight he bears, though, is just as heavy, but it is one his growing army of fans loads on him. Synonyms crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, stream, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array literary myriad Phrases you and whose army? informal Used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat. 〈非正式〉用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力你行吗？你干得了吗？ ‘One word to him and I'll have you.’ ‘You and whose army?’ “你只要向他透露一个字，我就揍你。”“你行吗？” Origin Late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'. Rhymes balmy, barmy, gourami, macramé, origami, palmy, pastrami, salami, smarmy, swami, tsunami, Yanomami noun.1 phr. Definition of army in US English: army nounˈɑrmiˈärmē 1An organized military force equipped for fighting on land. 军队，陆军 the two armies were in position 两支军队都进入了阵地。 Example sentencesExamples A country's capabilities depend very much on how her force is divided between armies and fleets. In effect he was an officer cadet in an army that doubled as military academy for young noblemen on the Continent. These days, great armies fighting each other are a thing of the past. Only the Utuku, of all the peoples known to me in the world, equip and organize their armies in that manner. His pronouncements cannot bring down governments, or send armies off to fight and die. Bob, an army warrant officer, agreed to have his sperm frozen when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The cost of maintaining such huge armies in the field would be prohibitive. Camp followers shared the military fortunes of the armies they accompanied. More than a fight between armies, the Middle East conflict is a clash between two national stories. It will also be allowed to equip its army, run a police force and all of the departments of state. In practice armies, even at the height of a campaign, often spent most of their time sitting around doing nothing. Officers from an army bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion on the package. All the village men were fighting alongside the two armies, the Corbett army having come to join in. The ploy worked and the Anglo-Dutch army united with the armies of the margrave of Baden and Eugene of Savoy. Even so it never envisaged itself as much more than an auxiliary force to the armies of Prussia and Austria. There was very little formal structure by way of military rank in Viking armies. Many times in our past we have seen enemy fleets in the channel and enemy armies encamped in the continental ports. The transport of land armies by sea and their support ashore by naval forces actually predate warfare at sea. While driving them to the border he was stopped by an Iranian army patrol and forced to shoot and kill two soldiers. How do navies, air forces and armies learn from experience and why is it that so often the wrong lessons are learned? Synonyms armed force, fighting force, defence force, military force, the military, land force, soldiery, infantry, militia, horde 1.1the army" or "the Army The branch of a nation's armed services that conducts military operations on land. an enlisted man in the army as modifier army officers Example sentencesExamples He was right on one front - Steve did indeed join the army and worked for several years in bomb disposal. The only option for youth was to join the army or go into town in search of a job. The number of those willing to join the army has been going down in the recent years. Pupils in Preston are signing up to join the army one day a week while studying for their GCSEs. And he declared that he would want to fight alongside his men if he joined the army. For me, reporting for duty on a strike day would be like joining the army and then refusing to go to war. It was an unhappy experience and he eventually ran away to join the army. By the age of 14 she had two ambitions: to join the army and to compete in the Olympics. Ron was training to be a Baptist lay preacher when he decided that his duty was to his country and he joined the army. On leaving the College he decided to take up a military career and, when war broke out with Spain he joined the army. When he left boarding school in England, he joined the army and served in the Royal Artillery. Now is the time to train as a nurse, join the army or make yourself indispensable to the government in some other way. He then joined the army, motivated solely by a desire to learn combat and survival skills. He had joined the army as a drummer boy and had served in India before the outbreak of the First World War. Until the Crimean War, the Russian army was trained to fight battles like Borodino. He joined the army in 1808 but struggled for promotion because he was not an aristocrat. He was young, had only just joined the army and had had very little training. His work in Cambridge was interrupted by World War I when he worked on the land rather than join the army. In last five years, none of the young men living there has been healthy enough to join the army. Stewart joined the army at 18 despite his mother's concerns over life in the military. 1.2an army of" or "armies of A large number of people or things, typically formed or organized for a particular purpose. 大群，大批 an army of photographers 大批摄影师。 armies of cockroaches Example sentencesExamples He's got his own website and an army of fans who will agree with everything he says. The weight he bears, though, is just as heavy, but it is one his growing army of fans loads on him. He is now attracting an army of fans, and keeps winning every time he steps up to a new racing division. The international gambling industry has hired an army of lobbyists to stack the odds in its favour. It has an army of loyal fans which consider the GTi to be the most fun you can have on four wheels. There are two armies of cells fighting in the body - the army of the healthy cells and the army of the cancer cells. This is done through local councils who hire armies of lawyers to fight the airport and its army of lawyers. Synonyms crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, stream, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array Phrases you and whose army? informal Used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat. 〈非正式〉用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力你行吗？你干得了吗？ “One word to him and I'll nail you.” “You and whose army?” “你只要向他透露一个字，我就揍你。”“你行吗？” Origin Late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’. noun.1 phr.
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