Definition of array in English:

array

noun əˈreɪəˈreɪ

1An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
显眼的一系列
there is a vast array of literature on the topic
关于这个题目的文献浩如烟海。
a bewildering array of choices
多得令人眼花缭乱的选择。
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the impressive array of speakers that had been assembled from youth movements throughout Britain and Europe, there was little disagreement or debate from the panel.
- It has performed a vast array of productions ranging from drama plays, cabarets, pantos, and Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas to hit musicals like Carousel, Anything Goes and My Fair Lady.
- Close followers of her career will be surprised at her move into journalism - although she has always displayed a vast array of talents.
- She assembled an impressive array of photographs and memorabilia from the former residents and their descendants.
- One such fair, the 21st Ideal Home Exhibition organised by the MADITSSIA at the Tamukkam grounds, displayed a vast array of products.
- Judges sit in the audience looking at an impressive array of films ranging from TV commercials to animation for the Internet, from episodes of TV series to indie works.
- The Irish Wildlife Trust marquee housed a vast array of displays and information stands.
- The FanFest is part museum, part amusement park and part carnival, with a vast array of displays, presentations, games and interactive activities.
- With a vast array of produce on display, the customers were left with no shortage of items to purchase.
- Given the vast array of choices we face-and the wide variety of consequences that flow from our choices-is it possible that the Scriptures can teach us how to make good decisions?
- Upon dialing the correct sequence on the keypad, Allison pulled open the doors to display the vast array of torture weapons Division 6 had to offer.
- Shleifer and Treisman marshal an impressive array of evidence to demonstrate how far Russia's economy has come under Putin.
- The children were greatly impressed with the vast array of technology onboard.
- Orchids display a vast array of floral morphologies and pollination mechanisms, unparalleled in any other angiosperm family.
- Yesterday's event saw an impressive array of artists, who displayed a range of activities that will be on offer.
- The gallery has an impressive array of old masters on display, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto and Gainsborough.
- Thanks to modern technology, we have a vast array of lighting choices open to us which may make the project seem confusing.
- An impressive array of data shows that Canadians live longer, healthier lives than we do.
- Card holders are being given an array of choices ranging from discounts at select eateries in major cities to free holidays for the family.
- She has brought an impressive array of films to Edinburgh, including LA Confidential, Nil By Mouth and Ratcatcher.
Synonyms
exhibition, exposition, exhibit, arrangement, presentation, demonstration
2An ordered series or arrangement.
〔计算机〕数组
several arrays of solar panels will help provide power
the lens focuses light on to an array of pixels
Example sentencesExamples
- The form of solid matter that is simplest to think about is a crystal, in which the constituent atoms are ordered in the pattern of a regular array.
- This is a shift in which electronically steered phased array antennas could replace the mechanically steered dish antennas.
- Colors are the sorts of properties that can be arranged systematically in ordered arrays.
- Their port was aft of the tower that held most of the station's sensors and transmitter arrays.
- Power for the ion engines will be generated by two ultra-lightweight solar arrays.
- The multi-function, dual-face active array radar provides targeting data for the missile system.
- In tests, they found that neatly ordered arrays of beads caught more mist than random, disordered ones did.
- Each of the segments began with one or more unique genes, after which were members of different gene families, arranged in a head-to-tail array.
- Crystal lattices consist of repeating units of a molecule, ion, or atom arranged in a symmetrical array.
- Biological membranes are an important example of such ordered two-dimensional arrays.
Synonyms
arrangement, assembling, assemblage, line-up, formation, ordering, disposition, marshalling, muster, amassing
show, display, exhibition, presentation, exposition, spectacle
agglomeration, collection, aggregation, raft, range, variety, assortment, diversity, mixture, selection
1. 2.1 An arrangement of troops.
  军队队列
  I shall have my men drawn up here in battle array ready to come to your help
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tank crews that engage friendly or civilian target arrays will receive zero points for the entire engagement.
  These other modifications include using different engines, not fitting the complete BDD armor arrays, and the application of the initial version of Kontakt ERA.
  His legionnaires marched in full battle array, incorporated an advance guard, and maintained tactical integrity on the move.
  Currently, the brigade commander lacks sufficient depth in his maneuver array.
  Gone is the need for massed arrays of troops in static positions waiting to confront a Soviet attack in Western Europe as during the Cold War years.
  Military forces conducting operations must anticipate encountering an array of friendly, hostile, and neutral persons within the three blocks.
  Soldiers would then execute reflexive fire and close combat assault courses that included urban scenarios, IEDs and moving target arrays.
2. 2.2Mathematics An arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix.
  〔数〕数组，阵列
  Example sentencesExamples
  At each step of the algorithm, one should rescale constructed arrays to prevent numerical underflow.
  So, for N = 5, there would be 125 numbers in the array and the sum of each row, column, and diagonal would be 315.
  He describes matrix multiplication (which he thinks of as composition so he has not yet reached the concept of matrix algebra) and the inverse of a matrix in the particular context of the arrays of coefficients of quadratic forms.
  A matrix is a rectangular array of symbols, usually numbers, neatly arranged in columns and rows.
  Equivalently, physicists can represent a given quantum system by a matrix - a square array of whole numbers.
3. 2.3Computing An indexed set of related elements.
  〔计算机〕数组
  Example sentencesExamples
  The new sensor allows the user to communicate with each sensor element of the array by computer.
  The movement of data directly from disk arrays to and from automated libraries across a dedicated network for backup and recovery applications is highly desirable.
  The solutions in the patch are processed utilizing a unique nanotechnology that puts the materials into an organic array or matrix.
  A SAN is composed of servers or workstations and storage devices such as disk arrays or tape subsystems that are connected by a network infrastructure.
  Wolfram first formulated these ideas in studies of cellular automata - geometric arrays of minimalist computing elements, called cells.
3literary mass noun Elaborate or beautiful clothing.
〈诗/文〉盛装，华服
he was clothed in fine array
他穿得很华丽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array.
Synonyms
dress, attire, apparel, clothing, garb, finery
garments
informal garms
4Law
A list of jurors impanelled.
〔律〕陪审员名单
Example sentencesExamples
- The randomness is concerned with the selection of the members of the public for the panel, the selection of the array.
- A Trib investigation of the last 18 months of jury arrays, the complete lists of everyone summoned for criminal jury duty, found a consistent pattern of racial exclusion.
- Before the swearing of any of the jurors, 15 the defendant or prosecutor in England and Ireland could challenge the array of jurors compiled by the sheriff.

verb əˈreɪəˈreɪ

1with object and adverbial of place Display or arrange (things) in a particular way.
排列，配置，制定
the manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if some prisoners had seized their guards' weapons, as US officials and the media claim, they did not have the manpower or ammunition to hold out against the tanks, jets and the superior ground forces arrayed against them.
- He knows that vast forces are arrayed against him.
- Throughout history, slaves have fashioned strategies of resistance that usually reflected a realistic assessment of the daunting forces arrayed against them.
- Good ideas and shared impulses can generate ‘soft power’ of their own, even when arrayed against the forces of empire.
- The more powerful the force arrayed against them, the more likely Iraqi commanders will realize that resorting to chemical or biological weapons will not stave off defeat but simply put them before a tribunal once the war is over.
- These, together with the corporate-controlled media, are the forces arrayed against the striking workers.
- The forces arrayed against us would wither before a unified, spiritually fortified, determined people.
- The largest concentration of forces arrayed against Iraq is in Kuwait.
- These forces were arrayed across the battle-space in three forward operating bases, separated by approximately 40 kilometers.
- Hammers and anvils were arrayed in neat lines while stocky men in the background sweated over their jobs.
- You would find faith and righteousness arrayed against the forces of darkness and ignorance, tyranny and disbelief.
- The majority of security forces were arrayed at the four gates covering access points to Camp Hunte.
- Large, plush armchairs were arrayed around coffee tables.
- Cinna's consular colleague Cnaeus Carbo was in overall command of the forces arrayed against Sulla when he landed at Brundisium in 83.
- The main portion of the Greek army arrived in the city before the Persians could land and seeing the forces arrayed against them, they sailed away.
- Should we give up because powerful forces are arrayed against us?
- The forces of the state should be arrayed against the forces of evil, but the state often benefits from actions by evildoers in order to enrich or bring glory to its leaders.
Synonyms
arrange, assemble, draw up, group, order, range, place, position, set out, set forth, dispose, marshal, muster
lay out, display, exhibit, put on show, put on display, put on view, expose to view, unveil, present, uncover, reveal
2usually be arrayed inwith object Dress someone in (the clothes specified)
给…穿衣打扮
they were arrayed in Hungarian national dress
他们穿着匈牙利民族服装。
Example sentencesExamples
- On a happier note, just think of the gorgeous attire - both men and women arrayed in fabulous colours, with tartan to the fore.
- The dancers, arrayed in awe-inspiring costumes and hideous masks, enact weird rituals before the village shrine.
- And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting.
- In an effort to pass off Matthew as a commoner, he was arrayed in some outgrown clothes of Krist's: a long-sleeved beige shirt, very baggy indigo jeans, and red and white sneakers.
- And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
- He was arrayed in robes of black and scarlet and he wore a golden circlet on his head.
- The members of the teams were arrayed in fancy costumes, and devoted themselves to getting as much fun as possible out of the encounter, rather than serious cricket.
- Though there were empty seats about the house, the audience, with notable numbers of festive Bay Area residents arrayed in exotic Halloween costumes, responded with a prolonged ovation.
Synonyms
dress, attire, clothe, robe, garb, deck, deck out, drape, accoutre, outfit, fit out, costume, get up, turn out, trick out/up
informal doll up
archaic apparel, bedizen, caparison, invest, habit, trap out
3Law
with object Impanel (a jury).
〔律〕选任（陪审团）
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite this admission, the triers found that the sheriff had impartially arrayed the panel. After the third jury found O'Doherty guilty, the government transported him Australia.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'preparedness' and 'place in readiness'): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- 'towards' + a Germanic base meaning 'prepare'.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of array in US English:

array

nounəˈreɪəˈrā

1An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
显眼的一系列
there is a vast array of literature on the topic
关于这个题目的文献浩如烟海。
a bewildering array of choices
多得令人眼花缭乱的选择。
Example sentencesExamples
- Upon dialing the correct sequence on the keypad, Allison pulled open the doors to display the vast array of torture weapons Division 6 had to offer.
- One such fair, the 21st Ideal Home Exhibition organised by the MADITSSIA at the Tamukkam grounds, displayed a vast array of products.
- The children were greatly impressed with the vast array of technology onboard.
- The Irish Wildlife Trust marquee housed a vast array of displays and information stands.
- Orchids display a vast array of floral morphologies and pollination mechanisms, unparalleled in any other angiosperm family.
- Card holders are being given an array of choices ranging from discounts at select eateries in major cities to free holidays for the family.
- The gallery has an impressive array of old masters on display, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto and Gainsborough.
- She has brought an impressive array of films to Edinburgh, including LA Confidential, Nil By Mouth and Ratcatcher.
- Thanks to modern technology, we have a vast array of lighting choices open to us which may make the project seem confusing.
- She assembled an impressive array of photographs and memorabilia from the former residents and their descendants.
- The FanFest is part museum, part amusement park and part carnival, with a vast array of displays, presentations, games and interactive activities.
- Yesterday's event saw an impressive array of artists, who displayed a range of activities that will be on offer.
- Given the vast array of choices we face-and the wide variety of consequences that flow from our choices-is it possible that the Scriptures can teach us how to make good decisions?
- Judges sit in the audience looking at an impressive array of films ranging from TV commercials to animation for the Internet, from episodes of TV series to indie works.
- It has performed a vast array of productions ranging from drama plays, cabarets, pantos, and Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas to hit musicals like Carousel, Anything Goes and My Fair Lady.
- Shleifer and Treisman marshal an impressive array of evidence to demonstrate how far Russia's economy has come under Putin.
- Despite the impressive array of speakers that had been assembled from youth movements throughout Britain and Europe, there was little disagreement or debate from the panel.
- An impressive array of data shows that Canadians live longer, healthier lives than we do.
- With a vast array of produce on display, the customers were left with no shortage of items to purchase.
- Close followers of her career will be surprised at her move into journalism - although she has always displayed a vast array of talents.
Synonyms
exhibition, exposition, exhibit, arrangement, presentation, demonstration
2An ordered series or arrangement.
〔计算机〕数组
several arrays of solar panels will help provide power
the lens focuses light onto an array of pixels
Example sentencesExamples
- In tests, they found that neatly ordered arrays of beads caught more mist than random, disordered ones did.
- Their port was aft of the tower that held most of the station's sensors and transmitter arrays.
- This is a shift in which electronically steered phased array antennas could replace the mechanically steered dish antennas.
- The multi-function, dual-face active array radar provides targeting data for the missile system.
- Colors are the sorts of properties that can be arranged systematically in ordered arrays.
- Each of the segments began with one or more unique genes, after which were members of different gene families, arranged in a head-to-tail array.
- Power for the ion engines will be generated by two ultra-lightweight solar arrays.
- Biological membranes are an important example of such ordered two-dimensional arrays.
- The form of solid matter that is simplest to think about is a crystal, in which the constituent atoms are ordered in the pattern of a regular array.
- Crystal lattices consist of repeating units of a molecule, ion, or atom arranged in a symmetrical array.
Synonyms
arrangement, assembling, assemblage, line-up, formation, ordering, disposition, marshalling, muster, amassing
1. 2.1 An arrangement of troops.
  军队队列
  I shall have my men drawn up here in battle array ready to come to your help
  Example sentencesExamples
  Currently, the brigade commander lacks sufficient depth in his maneuver array.
  His legionnaires marched in full battle array, incorporated an advance guard, and maintained tactical integrity on the move.
  Soldiers would then execute reflexive fire and close combat assault courses that included urban scenarios, IEDs and moving target arrays.
  Tank crews that engage friendly or civilian target arrays will receive zero points for the entire engagement.
  These other modifications include using different engines, not fitting the complete BDD armor arrays, and the application of the initial version of Kontakt ERA.
  Military forces conducting operations must anticipate encountering an array of friendly, hostile, and neutral persons within the three blocks.
  Gone is the need for massed arrays of troops in static positions waiting to confront a Soviet attack in Western Europe as during the Cold War years.
2. 2.2Mathematics An arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix.
  〔数〕数组，阵列
  Example sentencesExamples
  Equivalently, physicists can represent a given quantum system by a matrix - a square array of whole numbers.
  A matrix is a rectangular array of symbols, usually numbers, neatly arranged in columns and rows.
  He describes matrix multiplication (which he thinks of as composition so he has not yet reached the concept of matrix algebra) and the inverse of a matrix in the particular context of the arrays of coefficients of quadratic forms.
  At each step of the algorithm, one should rescale constructed arrays to prevent numerical underflow.
  So, for N = 5, there would be 125 numbers in the array and the sum of each row, column, and diagonal would be 315.
3. 2.3Computing An indexed set of related elements.
  〔计算机〕数组
  Example sentencesExamples
  A SAN is composed of servers or workstations and storage devices such as disk arrays or tape subsystems that are connected by a network infrastructure.
  The movement of data directly from disk arrays to and from automated libraries across a dedicated network for backup and recovery applications is highly desirable.
  The solutions in the patch are processed utilizing a unique nanotechnology that puts the materials into an organic array or matrix.
  The new sensor allows the user to communicate with each sensor element of the array by computer.
  Wolfram first formulated these ideas in studies of cellular automata - geometric arrays of minimalist computing elements, called cells.
3literary Elaborate or beautiful clothing.
〈诗/文〉盛装，华服
he was clothed in fine array
他穿得很华丽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array.
Synonyms
dress, attire, apparel, clothing, garb, finery
4Law
A list of jurors empaneled.
〔律〕陪审员名单
Example sentencesExamples
- Before the swearing of any of the jurors, 15 the defendant or prosecutor in England and Ireland could challenge the array of jurors compiled by the sheriff.
- The randomness is concerned with the selection of the members of the public for the panel, the selection of the array.
- A Trib investigation of the last 18 months of jury arrays, the complete lists of everyone summoned for criminal jury duty, found a consistent pattern of racial exclusion.

verbəˈreɪəˈrā

[with object]

1Display or arrange (things) in a particular way.
排列，配置，制定
the forces arrayed against him
联合起来对抗他的军队。
arrayed across the table was a buffet
Example sentencesExamples
- These, together with the corporate-controlled media, are the forces arrayed against the striking workers.
- The majority of security forces were arrayed at the four gates covering access points to Camp Hunte.
- Even if some prisoners had seized their guards' weapons, as US officials and the media claim, they did not have the manpower or ammunition to hold out against the tanks, jets and the superior ground forces arrayed against them.
- Good ideas and shared impulses can generate ‘soft power’ of their own, even when arrayed against the forces of empire.
- The more powerful the force arrayed against them, the more likely Iraqi commanders will realize that resorting to chemical or biological weapons will not stave off defeat but simply put them before a tribunal once the war is over.
- The largest concentration of forces arrayed against Iraq is in Kuwait.
- You would find faith and righteousness arrayed against the forces of darkness and ignorance, tyranny and disbelief.
- Large, plush armchairs were arrayed around coffee tables.
- Hammers and anvils were arrayed in neat lines while stocky men in the background sweated over their jobs.
- The forces of the state should be arrayed against the forces of evil, but the state often benefits from actions by evildoers in order to enrich or bring glory to its leaders.
- These forces were arrayed across the battle-space in three forward operating bases, separated by approximately 40 kilometers.
- The main portion of the Greek army arrived in the city before the Persians could land and seeing the forces arrayed against them, they sailed away.
- Should we give up because powerful forces are arrayed against us?
- Cinna's consular colleague Cnaeus Carbo was in overall command of the forces arrayed against Sulla when he landed at Brundisium in 83.
- He knows that vast forces are arrayed against him.
- Throughout history, slaves have fashioned strategies of resistance that usually reflected a realistic assessment of the daunting forces arrayed against them.
- The forces arrayed against us would wither before a unified, spiritually fortified, determined people.
Synonyms
arrange, assemble, draw up, group, order, range, place, position, set out, set forth, dispose, marshal, muster
2usually be arrayed inDress someone in (the clothes specified)
给…穿衣打扮
they were arrayed in Hungarian national dress
他们穿着匈牙利民族服装。
Example sentencesExamples
- The dancers, arrayed in awe-inspiring costumes and hideous masks, enact weird rituals before the village shrine.
- And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting.
- He was arrayed in robes of black and scarlet and he wore a golden circlet on his head.
- In an effort to pass off Matthew as a commoner, he was arrayed in some outgrown clothes of Krist's: a long-sleeved beige shirt, very baggy indigo jeans, and red and white sneakers.
- Though there were empty seats about the house, the audience, with notable numbers of festive Bay Area residents arrayed in exotic Halloween costumes, responded with a prolonged ovation.
- The members of the teams were arrayed in fancy costumes, and devoted themselves to getting as much fun as possible out of the encounter, rather than serious cricket.
- On a happier note, just think of the gorgeous attire - both men and women arrayed in fabulous colours, with tartan to the fore.
- And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
Synonyms
dress, attire, clothe, robe, garb, deck, deck out, drape, accoutre, outfit, fit out, costume, get up, turn out, trick out, trick up
3Law
Empanel (a jury).
〔律〕选任（陪审团）
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite this admission, the triers found that the sheriff had impartially arrayed the panel. After the third jury found O'Doherty guilty, the government transported him Australia.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘preparedness’ and ‘place in readiness’): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’.

词汇	array
释义	Definition of array in English: array noun əˈreɪəˈreɪ 1An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing. 显眼的一系列 there is a vast array of literature on the topic 关于这个题目的文献浩如烟海。 a bewildering array of choices 多得令人眼花缭乱的选择。 Example sentencesExamples Despite the impressive array of speakers that had been assembled from youth movements throughout Britain and Europe, there was little disagreement or debate from the panel. It has performed a vast array of productions ranging from drama plays, cabarets, pantos, and Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas to hit musicals like Carousel, Anything Goes and My Fair Lady. Close followers of her career will be surprised at her move into journalism - although she has always displayed a vast array of talents. She assembled an impressive array of photographs and memorabilia from the former residents and their descendants. One such fair, the 21st Ideal Home Exhibition organised by the MADITSSIA at the Tamukkam grounds, displayed a vast array of products. Judges sit in the audience looking at an impressive array of films ranging from TV commercials to animation for the Internet, from episodes of TV series to indie works. The Irish Wildlife Trust marquee housed a vast array of displays and information stands. The FanFest is part museum, part amusement park and part carnival, with a vast array of displays, presentations, games and interactive activities. With a vast array of produce on display, the customers were left with no shortage of items to purchase. Given the vast array of choices we face-and the wide variety of consequences that flow from our choices-is it possible that the Scriptures can teach us how to make good decisions? Upon dialing the correct sequence on the keypad, Allison pulled open the doors to display the vast array of torture weapons Division 6 had to offer. Shleifer and Treisman marshal an impressive array of evidence to demonstrate how far Russia's economy has come under Putin. The children were greatly impressed with the vast array of technology onboard. Orchids display a vast array of floral morphologies and pollination mechanisms, unparalleled in any other angiosperm family. Yesterday's event saw an impressive array of artists, who displayed a range of activities that will be on offer. The gallery has an impressive array of old masters on display, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto and Gainsborough. Thanks to modern technology, we have a vast array of lighting choices open to us which may make the project seem confusing. An impressive array of data shows that Canadians live longer, healthier lives than we do. Card holders are being given an array of choices ranging from discounts at select eateries in major cities to free holidays for the family. She has brought an impressive array of films to Edinburgh, including LA Confidential, Nil By Mouth and Ratcatcher. Synonyms exhibition, exposition, exhibit, arrangement, presentation, demonstration 2An ordered series or arrangement. 〔计算机〕数组 several arrays of solar panels will help provide power the lens focuses light on to an array of pixels Example sentencesExamples The form of solid matter that is simplest to think about is a crystal, in which the constituent atoms are ordered in the pattern of a regular array. This is a shift in which electronically steered phased array antennas could replace the mechanically steered dish antennas. Colors are the sorts of properties that can be arranged systematically in ordered arrays. Their port was aft of the tower that held most of the station's sensors and transmitter arrays. Power for the ion engines will be generated by two ultra-lightweight solar arrays. The multi-function, dual-face active array radar provides targeting data for the missile system. In tests, they found that neatly ordered arrays of beads caught more mist than random, disordered ones did. Each of the segments began with one or more unique genes, after which were members of different gene families, arranged in a head-to-tail array. Crystal lattices consist of repeating units of a molecule, ion, or atom arranged in a symmetrical array. Biological membranes are an important example of such ordered two-dimensional arrays. Synonyms arrangement, assembling, assemblage, line-up, formation, ordering, disposition, marshalling, muster, amassing show, display, exhibition, presentation, exposition, spectacle agglomeration, collection, aggregation, raft, range, variety, assortment, diversity, mixture, selection 2.1 An arrangement of troops. 军队队列 I shall have my men drawn up here in battle array ready to come to your help Example sentencesExamples Tank crews that engage friendly or civilian target arrays will receive zero points for the entire engagement. These other modifications include using different engines, not fitting the complete BDD armor arrays, and the application of the initial version of Kontakt ERA. His legionnaires marched in full battle array, incorporated an advance guard, and maintained tactical integrity on the move. Currently, the brigade commander lacks sufficient depth in his maneuver array. Gone is the need for massed arrays of troops in static positions waiting to confront a Soviet attack in Western Europe as during the Cold War years. Military forces conducting operations must anticipate encountering an array of friendly, hostile, and neutral persons within the three blocks. Soldiers would then execute reflexive fire and close combat assault courses that included urban scenarios, IEDs and moving target arrays. 2.2Mathematics An arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix. 〔数〕数组，阵列 Example sentencesExamples At each step of the algorithm, one should rescale constructed arrays to prevent numerical underflow. So, for N = 5, there would be 125 numbers in the array and the sum of each row, column, and diagonal would be 315. He describes matrix multiplication (which he thinks of as composition so he has not yet reached the concept of matrix algebra) and the inverse of a matrix in the particular context of the arrays of coefficients of quadratic forms. A matrix is a rectangular array of symbols, usually numbers, neatly arranged in columns and rows. Equivalently, physicists can represent a given quantum system by a matrix - a square array of whole numbers. 2.3Computing An indexed set of related elements. 〔计算机〕数组 Example sentencesExamples The new sensor allows the user to communicate with each sensor element of the array by computer. The movement of data directly from disk arrays to and from automated libraries across a dedicated network for backup and recovery applications is highly desirable. The solutions in the patch are processed utilizing a unique nanotechnology that puts the materials into an organic array or matrix. A SAN is composed of servers or workstations and storage devices such as disk arrays or tape subsystems that are connected by a network infrastructure. Wolfram first formulated these ideas in studies of cellular automata - geometric arrays of minimalist computing elements, called cells. 3literary mass noun Elaborate or beautiful clothing. 〈诗/文〉盛装，华服 he was clothed in fine array 他穿得很华丽。 Example sentencesExamples Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array. Synonyms dress, attire, apparel, clothing, garb, finery garments informal garms 4Law A list of jurors impanelled. 〔律〕陪审员名单 Example sentencesExamples The randomness is concerned with the selection of the members of the public for the panel, the selection of the array. A Trib investigation of the last 18 months of jury arrays, the complete lists of everyone summoned for criminal jury duty, found a consistent pattern of racial exclusion. Before the swearing of any of the jurors, 15 the defendant or prosecutor in England and Ireland could challenge the array of jurors compiled by the sheriff. verb əˈreɪəˈreɪ 1with object and adverbial of place Display or arrange (things) in a particular way. 排列，配置，制定 the manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him Example sentencesExamples Even if some prisoners had seized their guards' weapons, as US officials and the media claim, they did not have the manpower or ammunition to hold out against the tanks, jets and the superior ground forces arrayed against them. He knows that vast forces are arrayed against him. Throughout history, slaves have fashioned strategies of resistance that usually reflected a realistic assessment of the daunting forces arrayed against them. Good ideas and shared impulses can generate ‘soft power’ of their own, even when arrayed against the forces of empire. The more powerful the force arrayed against them, the more likely Iraqi commanders will realize that resorting to chemical or biological weapons will not stave off defeat but simply put them before a tribunal once the war is over. These, together with the corporate-controlled media, are the forces arrayed against the striking workers. The forces arrayed against us would wither before a unified, spiritually fortified, determined people. The largest concentration of forces arrayed against Iraq is in Kuwait. These forces were arrayed across the battle-space in three forward operating bases, separated by approximately 40 kilometers. Hammers and anvils were arrayed in neat lines while stocky men in the background sweated over their jobs. You would find faith and righteousness arrayed against the forces of darkness and ignorance, tyranny and disbelief. The majority of security forces were arrayed at the four gates covering access points to Camp Hunte. Large, plush armchairs were arrayed around coffee tables. Cinna's consular colleague Cnaeus Carbo was in overall command of the forces arrayed against Sulla when he landed at Brundisium in 83. The main portion of the Greek army arrived in the city before the Persians could land and seeing the forces arrayed against them, they sailed away. Should we give up because powerful forces are arrayed against us? The forces of the state should be arrayed against the forces of evil, but the state often benefits from actions by evildoers in order to enrich or bring glory to its leaders. Synonyms arrange, assemble, draw up, group, order, range, place, position, set out, set forth, dispose, marshal, muster lay out, display, exhibit, put on show, put on display, put on view, expose to view, unveil, present, uncover, reveal 2usually be arrayed inwith object Dress someone in (the clothes specified) 给…穿衣打扮 they were arrayed in Hungarian national dress 他们穿着匈牙利民族服装。 Example sentencesExamples On a happier note, just think of the gorgeous attire - both men and women arrayed in fabulous colours, with tartan to the fore. The dancers, arrayed in awe-inspiring costumes and hideous masks, enact weird rituals before the village shrine. And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting. In an effort to pass off Matthew as a commoner, he was arrayed in some outgrown clothes of Krist's: a long-sleeved beige shirt, very baggy indigo jeans, and red and white sneakers. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. He was arrayed in robes of black and scarlet and he wore a golden circlet on his head. The members of the teams were arrayed in fancy costumes, and devoted themselves to getting as much fun as possible out of the encounter, rather than serious cricket. Though there were empty seats about the house, the audience, with notable numbers of festive Bay Area residents arrayed in exotic Halloween costumes, responded with a prolonged ovation. Synonyms dress, attire, clothe, robe, garb, deck, deck out, drape, accoutre, outfit, fit out, costume, get up, turn out, trick out/up informal doll up archaic apparel, bedizen, caparison, invest, habit, trap out 3Law with object Impanel (a jury). 〔律〕选任（陪审团） Example sentencesExamples Despite this admission, the triers found that the sheriff had impartially arrayed the panel. After the third jury found O'Doherty guilty, the government transported him Australia. Origin Middle English (in the senses 'preparedness' and 'place in readiness'): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- 'towards' + a Germanic base meaning 'prepare'. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of array in US English: array nounəˈreɪəˈrā 1An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing. 显眼的一系列 there is a vast array of literature on the topic 关于这个题目的文献浩如烟海。 a bewildering array of choices 多得令人眼花缭乱的选择。 Example sentencesExamples Upon dialing the correct sequence on the keypad, Allison pulled open the doors to display the vast array of torture weapons Division 6 had to offer. One such fair, the 21st Ideal Home Exhibition organised by the MADITSSIA at the Tamukkam grounds, displayed a vast array of products. The children were greatly impressed with the vast array of technology onboard. The Irish Wildlife Trust marquee housed a vast array of displays and information stands. Orchids display a vast array of floral morphologies and pollination mechanisms, unparalleled in any other angiosperm family. Card holders are being given an array of choices ranging from discounts at select eateries in major cities to free holidays for the family. The gallery has an impressive array of old masters on display, including works by Rembrandt, Poussin, Rubens, Canaletto and Gainsborough. She has brought an impressive array of films to Edinburgh, including LA Confidential, Nil By Mouth and Ratcatcher. Thanks to modern technology, we have a vast array of lighting choices open to us which may make the project seem confusing. She assembled an impressive array of photographs and memorabilia from the former residents and their descendants. The FanFest is part museum, part amusement park and part carnival, with a vast array of displays, presentations, games and interactive activities. Yesterday's event saw an impressive array of artists, who displayed a range of activities that will be on offer. Given the vast array of choices we face-and the wide variety of consequences that flow from our choices-is it possible that the Scriptures can teach us how to make good decisions? Judges sit in the audience looking at an impressive array of films ranging from TV commercials to animation for the Internet, from episodes of TV series to indie works. It has performed a vast array of productions ranging from drama plays, cabarets, pantos, and Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas to hit musicals like Carousel, Anything Goes and My Fair Lady. Shleifer and Treisman marshal an impressive array of evidence to demonstrate how far Russia's economy has come under Putin. Despite the impressive array of speakers that had been assembled from youth movements throughout Britain and Europe, there was little disagreement or debate from the panel. An impressive array of data shows that Canadians live longer, healthier lives than we do. With a vast array of produce on display, the customers were left with no shortage of items to purchase. Close followers of her career will be surprised at her move into journalism - although she has always displayed a vast array of talents. Synonyms exhibition, exposition, exhibit, arrangement, presentation, demonstration 2An ordered series or arrangement. 〔计算机〕数组 several arrays of solar panels will help provide power the lens focuses light onto an array of pixels Example sentencesExamples In tests, they found that neatly ordered arrays of beads caught more mist than random, disordered ones did. Their port was aft of the tower that held most of the station's sensors and transmitter arrays. This is a shift in which electronically steered phased array antennas could replace the mechanically steered dish antennas. The multi-function, dual-face active array radar provides targeting data for the missile system. Colors are the sorts of properties that can be arranged systematically in ordered arrays. Each of the segments began with one or more unique genes, after which were members of different gene families, arranged in a head-to-tail array. Power for the ion engines will be generated by two ultra-lightweight solar arrays. Biological membranes are an important example of such ordered two-dimensional arrays. The form of solid matter that is simplest to think about is a crystal, in which the constituent atoms are ordered in the pattern of a regular array. Crystal lattices consist of repeating units of a molecule, ion, or atom arranged in a symmetrical array. Synonyms arrangement, assembling, assemblage, line-up, formation, ordering, disposition, marshalling, muster, amassing 2.1 An arrangement of troops. 军队队列 I shall have my men drawn up here in battle array ready to come to your help Example sentencesExamples Currently, the brigade commander lacks sufficient depth in his maneuver array. His legionnaires marched in full battle array, incorporated an advance guard, and maintained tactical integrity on the move. Soldiers would then execute reflexive fire and close combat assault courses that included urban scenarios, IEDs and moving target arrays. Tank crews that engage friendly or civilian target arrays will receive zero points for the entire engagement. These other modifications include using different engines, not fitting the complete BDD armor arrays, and the application of the initial version of Kontakt ERA. Military forces conducting operations must anticipate encountering an array of friendly, hostile, and neutral persons within the three blocks. Gone is the need for massed arrays of troops in static positions waiting to confront a Soviet attack in Western Europe as during the Cold War years. 2.2Mathematics An arrangement of quantities or symbols in rows and columns; a matrix. 〔数〕数组，阵列 Example sentencesExamples Equivalently, physicists can represent a given quantum system by a matrix - a square array of whole numbers. A matrix is a rectangular array of symbols, usually numbers, neatly arranged in columns and rows. He describes matrix multiplication (which he thinks of as composition so he has not yet reached the concept of matrix algebra) and the inverse of a matrix in the particular context of the arrays of coefficients of quadratic forms. At each step of the algorithm, one should rescale constructed arrays to prevent numerical underflow. So, for N = 5, there would be 125 numbers in the array and the sum of each row, column, and diagonal would be 315. 2.3Computing An indexed set of related elements. 〔计算机〕数组 Example sentencesExamples A SAN is composed of servers or workstations and storage devices such as disk arrays or tape subsystems that are connected by a network infrastructure. The movement of data directly from disk arrays to and from automated libraries across a dedicated network for backup and recovery applications is highly desirable. The solutions in the patch are processed utilizing a unique nanotechnology that puts the materials into an organic array or matrix. The new sensor allows the user to communicate with each sensor element of the array by computer. Wolfram first formulated these ideas in studies of cellular automata - geometric arrays of minimalist computing elements, called cells. 3literary Elaborate or beautiful clothing. 〈诗/文〉盛装，华服 he was clothed in fine array 他穿得很华丽。 Example sentencesExamples Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array. Synonyms dress, attire, apparel, clothing, garb, finery 4Law A list of jurors empaneled. 〔律〕陪审员名单 Example sentencesExamples Before the swearing of any of the jurors, 15 the defendant or prosecutor in England and Ireland could challenge the array of jurors compiled by the sheriff. The randomness is concerned with the selection of the members of the public for the panel, the selection of the array. A Trib investigation of the last 18 months of jury arrays, the complete lists of everyone summoned for criminal jury duty, found a consistent pattern of racial exclusion. verbəˈreɪəˈrā [with object] 1Display or arrange (things) in a particular way. 排列，配置，制定 the forces arrayed against him 联合起来对抗他的军队。 arrayed across the table was a buffet Example sentencesExamples These, together with the corporate-controlled media, are the forces arrayed against the striking workers. The majority of security forces were arrayed at the four gates covering access points to Camp Hunte. Even if some prisoners had seized their guards' weapons, as US officials and the media claim, they did not have the manpower or ammunition to hold out against the tanks, jets and the superior ground forces arrayed against them. Good ideas and shared impulses can generate ‘soft power’ of their own, even when arrayed against the forces of empire. The more powerful the force arrayed against them, the more likely Iraqi commanders will realize that resorting to chemical or biological weapons will not stave off defeat but simply put them before a tribunal once the war is over. The largest concentration of forces arrayed against Iraq is in Kuwait. You would find faith and righteousness arrayed against the forces of darkness and ignorance, tyranny and disbelief. Large, plush armchairs were arrayed around coffee tables. Hammers and anvils were arrayed in neat lines while stocky men in the background sweated over their jobs. The forces of the state should be arrayed against the forces of evil, but the state often benefits from actions by evildoers in order to enrich or bring glory to its leaders. These forces were arrayed across the battle-space in three forward operating bases, separated by approximately 40 kilometers. The main portion of the Greek army arrived in the city before the Persians could land and seeing the forces arrayed against them, they sailed away. Should we give up because powerful forces are arrayed against us? Cinna's consular colleague Cnaeus Carbo was in overall command of the forces arrayed against Sulla when he landed at Brundisium in 83. He knows that vast forces are arrayed against him. Throughout history, slaves have fashioned strategies of resistance that usually reflected a realistic assessment of the daunting forces arrayed against them. The forces arrayed against us would wither before a unified, spiritually fortified, determined people. Synonyms arrange, assemble, draw up, group, order, range, place, position, set out, set forth, dispose, marshal, muster 2usually be arrayed inDress someone in (the clothes specified) 给…穿衣打扮 they were arrayed in Hungarian national dress 他们穿着匈牙利民族服装。 Example sentencesExamples The dancers, arrayed in awe-inspiring costumes and hideous masks, enact weird rituals before the village shrine. And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting. He was arrayed in robes of black and scarlet and he wore a golden circlet on his head. In an effort to pass off Matthew as a commoner, he was arrayed in some outgrown clothes of Krist's: a long-sleeved beige shirt, very baggy indigo jeans, and red and white sneakers. Though there were empty seats about the house, the audience, with notable numbers of festive Bay Area residents arrayed in exotic Halloween costumes, responded with a prolonged ovation. The members of the teams were arrayed in fancy costumes, and devoted themselves to getting as much fun as possible out of the encounter, rather than serious cricket. On a happier note, just think of the gorgeous attire - both men and women arrayed in fabulous colours, with tartan to the fore. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. Synonyms dress, attire, clothe, robe, garb, deck, deck out, drape, accoutre, outfit, fit out, costume, get up, turn out, trick out, trick up 3Law Empanel (a jury). 〔律〕选任（陪审团） Example sentencesExamples Despite this admission, the triers found that the sheriff had impartially arrayed the panel. After the third jury found O'Doherty guilty, the government transported him Australia. Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘preparedness’ and ‘place in readiness’): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’.
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