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

infantry

/ˈɪnf(ə)ntri

noun [mass noun]

Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively: the infantry advanced at sunrise the ships carried two regiments of infantry [as modifier]: infantry battalions...

Then there were the marine corps and army infantry who waded ashore or were landed by air on island after island.
He was transferred to the Paratroop regiment and received infantry training just before war broke out.
The infantry battle was finely balanced, both sides fighting bravely hand-to-hand.

Synonyms

infantrymen, foot soldiers, foot guards;

the ranks, the rank and file, cannon fodder;

in the US GIs

British informal Tommies

military slang infanteers, grunts

US informal, dated dogfaces, doughboys

historical footmen

Origin

Late 16th century: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante 'youth, infantryman', from Latin infant- (see infant).

单词	infantry
释义	infantry /ˈɪnf(ə)ntri / noun [mass noun] Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively: the infantry advanced at sunrise the ships carried two regiments of infantry [as modifier]: infantry battalions... Then there were the marine corps and army infantry who waded ashore or were landed by air on island after island. He was transferred to the Paratroop regiment and received infantry training just before war broke out. The infantry battle was finely balanced, both sides fighting bravely hand-to-hand. Synonyms infantrymen, foot soldiers, foot guards; the ranks, the rank and file, cannon fodder; in the US GIs British informal Tommies military slang infanteers, grunts US informal, dated dogfaces, doughboys historical footmen Origin Late 16th century: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante 'youth, infantryman', from Latin infant- (see infant).
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