英语词汇“infantry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINinfantry

Origin:

1500-1600 French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante ‘boy, soldier’, from Latin infans; ➔ INFANT1

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Seven hundred Swabian infantry joined him, raised by Frederic of Lorraine, the Pope's chief lieutenant.
The infantry were peasants, coddled, soft and fat.
The army was a mainly infantry force, with a light cavalry screen, supported by a strong artillery arm.
The Jacobites, with 800 horse and 6300 infantry, easily outnumbered Argyll's 960 dragoons and 2200 foot soldiers.
The long roll was beaten among the infantry regiments in every direction.
The photographers stormed the railing and took aim like a starved infantry picking off fish from a bridge.
What was wrong was that it should never have been conducted by mechanized infantry.
Women are now barred from infantry and armored units.

WORD SETS► Army

adjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► light

· The cap badge worn at the turn-of-the-century was a white metal normal light infantry stringed bugle-horn surmounted by a ducal coronet.

NOUN► battalion

· The army will expand from four to six the number of infantry battalions ready for rapid deployment.· It was the custom then to double the size of most infantry battalions and of many gunner and other units.· Experts estimate that most infantry battalions have two or three soldiers Awol at any one time.· Its size and shape depended on the number of infantry battalions and armoured regiments in its order of battle.· Each infantry battalion has five companies.· Will he ensure that these infantry battalions are more swiftly available in future?· Those jobs will go as part of a reduction of 18 infantry battalions.

► company

· According to Bergson, however, the field was a different world: I had an excellent infantry company.· That meant that our track had more firepower than a walking infantry company.· M., my company hooked up with an infantry company.

► division

· At 03.50 on the first day of the attack, 12 infantry divisions went forward in heavy mist.· More military police and an infantry division was called into action, and the riot was quickly ended the next day.

► regiment

· The message came from the headquarters of an infantry regiment based eight miles away, towards Benghazi.· The long roll was beaten among the infantry regiments in every direction.· He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War, came home in 1916 to transfer to an infantry regiment.· He was needed in the headquarters company of an infantry regiment fighting in Luxembourg.· On the south wall the memorial was for the infantry regiments.

► unit

· Up to three Fanatics can hide in each Night Goblin infantry unit - note down which units conceal Fanatics and how many.· Frequently, infantry units dispensed with their own mor-tars altogether and used the mortar teams as an additional rifle squad.

单词	infantry
释义	infantryin‧fan‧try /ˈɪnfəntri/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINinfantry Origin: 1500-1600 French infanterie, from Old Italian infanteria, from infante ‘boy, soldier’, from Latin infans; ➔ INFANT1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Seven hundred Swabian infantry joined him, raised by Frederic of Lorraine, the Pope's chief lieutenant. The infantry were peasants, coddled, soft and fat. The army was a mainly infantry force, with a light cavalry screen, supported by a strong artillery arm. The Jacobites, with 800 horse and 6300 infantry, easily outnumbered Argyll's 960 dragoons and 2200 foot soldiers. The long roll was beaten among the infantry regiments in every direction. The photographers stormed the railing and took aim like a starved infantry picking off fish from a bridge. What was wrong was that it should never have been conducted by mechanized infantry. Women are now barred from infantry and armored units. word sets WORD SETS► Army adjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► light · The cap badge worn at the turn-of-the-century was a white metal normal light infantry stringed bugle-horn surmounted by a ducal coronet. NOUN► battalion · The army will expand from four to six the number of infantry battalions ready for rapid deployment.· It was the custom then to double the size of most infantry battalions and of many gunner and other units.· Experts estimate that most infantry battalions have two or three soldiers Awol at any one time.· Its size and shape depended on the number of infantry battalions and armoured regiments in its order of battle.· Each infantry battalion has five companies.· Will he ensure that these infantry battalions are more swiftly available in future?· Those jobs will go as part of a reduction of 18 infantry battalions. ► company · According to Bergson, however, the field was a different world: I had an excellent infantry company.· That meant that our track had more firepower than a walking infantry company.· M., my company hooked up with an infantry company. ► division · At 03.50 on the first day of the attack, 12 infantry divisions went forward in heavy mist.· More military police and an infantry division was called into action, and the riot was quickly ended the next day. ► regiment · The message came from the headquarters of an infantry regiment based eight miles away, towards Benghazi.· The long roll was beaten among the infantry regiments in every direction.· He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War, came home in 1916 to transfer to an infantry regiment.· He was needed in the headquarters company of an infantry regiment fighting in Luxembourg.· On the south wall the memorial was for the infantry regiments. ► unit · Up to three Fanatics can hide in each Night Goblin infantry unit - note down which units conceal Fanatics and how many.· Frequently, infantry units dispensed with their own mor-tars altogether and used the mortar teams as an additional rifle squad. soldiers who fight on foot: an infantry regiment → cavalry
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