| 单词 | advance party |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadvance party advance party n. (a) Military a body of troops sent out in advance of the main body of an army; = advance guard n. 1; (b) gen. a group sent out in advance of any larger body of people, in order to carry out reconnaissance, preparatory work, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for guard duty > advanced guard forlorn hope1579 point1589 forlorn1645 advanced guard1677 advance party1686 advance guard1690 advance1780 1686 J. Shirley True Acct. Heroick Actions & Enterprises 8 Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Caraffa, fell upon an advance Party of the Rebels. 1746 Museum 12 Apr. 76 Major Wheatley was detached with an advance Party of Dragoons to harrass the Rear of the Rebels. 1826 New Eng. Farmer 6 Jan. 186/1 The pioneers of our country's settlement, with that adventurous and reckless spirit which may well characterize the advance parties of an immense marching population. 1892 Nature 23 June 180/1 The only member of the advance party (Dr. Parke excepted) who had much interest in scientific matters. 1976 R. Massey When I was Young xxiv. 202 The advance party was top-heavy with officers, over sixty of us crowding the little saloon where we messed. 2005 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 13 Feb. 11/5 The presidents of Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Mali and Ghana..called off a visit to the capital Lomé.., claiming an advance party had been refused entry to Togo. < as lemmas |
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