army

noun

/ˈɑːmi/

/ˈɑːrmi/

(plural armies)

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[countable + singular or plural verb] a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land
- The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield.
- He commanded the army of occupation after the war.
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
Wordfinder
- army
- artillery
- battalion
- command
- defend
- invade
- officer
- regiment
- tactics
- weapon
Extra Examples
- A huge army marched on the city.
- He led the army into battle.
- He marched a foreign army into the capital.
- The army was finally defeated in the autumn.
- The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded.
- The king was unable to raise an army.
- The taxes were used to maintain a standing army of around 55 000 troops.
- Their city fell victim to an invading army.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- huge
- large
- …
verb + army
- have
- enter
- go into
- …
army + verb
- gather
- advance
- march
- …
army + noun
- captain
- chief of staff
- colonel
- …
preposition
- in the army
See full entry
the army
[singular + singular or plural verb] the part of a country’s armed forces that fights on land
- in the army Her husband is in the army.
- After leaving school, Mike went into the army.
- He joined the army at the age of 16.
- an army officer/chief
- army barracks/bases
- He served in the French army during the First World War.
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Culture the armed forcesthe armed forcesThe British armed forces, sometimes called the services, consist of the Army, the Royal Navy (RN), and the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Queen or King is Commander-in-Chief of all three services, but responsibility for their management lies with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which is headed by the Secretary of State for Defence. The Army is the largest of the three services and the Royal Navy the smallest. The Navy is the service with the longest history and is sometimes known as the Senior Service. The Joint Rapid Reaction Force includes all three services. The regular forces are supported when necessary by the Regular Reserve, who are former members of the regular forces, and the Volunteer Reserve Forces, people who train in their free time with the Army Reserve, the Royal Air Force Reserves, or the Royal Naval Reserve. In the US the President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and the Secretary of Defense is responsible for their management. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the military leaders of the four services, the Army, Navy, Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, which are supported when necessary by the reserve forces, the US Army Reserve, the National Guard and the Navy Reserve. The Army is the service with the longest history. Four of its leaders became President: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower.
Extra Examples
- He was in command of the British Army in Egypt.
- The German army entered Austria in March 1938.
- The French army was deployed in the Western Desert.
- those who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan
- He grew up on an army base in the 1960s.
- The companies recruit mostly retired army personnel.
Topics War and conflicta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- huge
- large
- …
verb + army
- have
- enter
- go into
- …
army + verb
- gather
- advance
- march
- …
army + noun
- captain
- chief of staff
- colonel
- …
preposition
- in the army
See full entry
[countable + singular or plural verb] a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity
- an army of advisers/volunteers
- An army of ants marched across the path.
Extra Examples
- a vast army of personnel
- There was an army of technicians ready to help.
- The singer was surrounded by a veritable army of reporters.
- NASA maintains a small army of engineers.
- He created an army of loyal customers.
- Actresses now hire armies of hairdressers and stylists.
- He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- vast
- veritable
- small
- …
verb + army
- create
- employ
- hire
- …
preposition
- army of
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.

单词	army
释义	army noun /ˈɑːmi/ /ˈɑːrmi/ (plural armies) jump to other results [countable + singular or plural verb] a large organized group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land The two opposing armies faced each other across the battlefield. He commanded the army of occupation after the war. Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war Wordfinder army artillery battalion command defend invade officer regiment tactics weapon Extra Examples A huge army marched on the city. He led the army into battle. He marched a foreign army into the capital. The army was finally defeated in the autumn. The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded. The king was unable to raise an army. The taxes were used to maintain a standing army of around 55 000 troops. Their city fell victim to an invading army. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great huge large … verb + army have enter go into … army + verb gather advance march … army + noun captain chief of staff colonel … preposition in the army See full entry the army [singular + singular or plural verb] the part of a country’s armed forces that fights on land in the army Her husband is in the army. After leaving school, Mike went into the army. He joined the army at the age of 16. an army officer/chief army barracks/bases He served in the French army during the First World War. Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something) go to war (against/with somebody) cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion Military operations adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody) employ/use guerrilla tactics conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency suffer/inflict a crushing defeat achieve/win a decisive victory halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance order/force a retreat Fighting join/serve in the army/navy/air force be/go/remain/serve on active duty serve/complete/return from a tour of duty be sent to the front (line) attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting call for/be met with armed resistance come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something) shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire become/be held as a prisoner of war Civilians in war harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage impose/enforce/lift a curfew engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing be sent to an internment/a concentration camp accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war fear/threaten military/violent reprisals commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide Making peace make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce sign a ceasefire agreement call for/bring/put an end to hostilities demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty Culture the armed forcesthe armed forcesThe British armed forces, sometimes called the services, consist of the Army, the Royal Navy (RN), and the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Queen or King is Commander-in-Chief of all three services, but responsibility for their management lies with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which is headed by the Secretary of State for Defence. The Army is the largest of the three services and the Royal Navy the smallest. The Navy is the service with the longest history and is sometimes known as the Senior Service. The Joint Rapid Reaction Force includes all three services. The regular forces are supported when necessary by the Regular Reserve, who are former members of the regular forces, and the Volunteer Reserve Forces, people who train in their free time with the Army Reserve, the Royal Air Force Reserves, or the Royal Naval Reserve. In the US the President is Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and the Secretary of Defense is responsible for their management. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the military leaders of the four services, the Army, Navy, Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, which are supported when necessary by the reserve forces, the US Army Reserve, the National Guard and the Navy Reserve. The Army is the service with the longest history. Four of its leaders became President: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S Grant and Dwight D Eisenhower. Extra Examples He was in command of the British Army in Egypt. The German army entered Austria in March 1938. The French army was deployed in the Western Desert. those who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan He grew up on an army base in the 1960s. The companies recruit mostly retired army personnel. Topics War and conflicta2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great huge large … verb + army have enter go into … army + verb gather advance march … army + noun captain chief of staff colonel … preposition in the army See full entry [countable + singular or plural verb] a large number of people or things, especially when they are organized in some way or involved in a particular activity an army of advisers/volunteers An army of ants marched across the path. Extra Examples a vast army of personnel There was an army of technicians ready to help. The singer was surrounded by a veritable army of reporters. NASA maintains a small army of engineers. He created an army of loyal customers. Actresses now hire armies of hairdressers and stylists. He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective vast veritable small … verb + army create employ hire … preposition army of See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.
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