| 单词 | the services |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe services b. In plural (often as the services). The armed forces.rare in North American usage. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > [noun] mainOE strength?a1160 armaturea1450 force1487 ranka1533 armed forces1572 troops1598 military1757 fyrd1832 the services1850 1850 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 113 362 He thought great improvements might be effected in the services generally. 1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 381 The merchants and others not connected with ‘the services’ could only be admitted by ballot. 1927 T. G. Frothingham Amer. Reinforcem. in World War xvi. 129 One of the outstanding necessities..was to establish precedence of orders in just proportion to the requirements of the departments of the Services. 2013 Eastern Eye 1 Mar. 16/2 Flora currently works in the RAF's supply logistics department..and believes that life in the services has made him a stronger Sikh. < as lemmas |
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