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

WORD FAMILY

military operation: military operations

USAGE EXAMPLES

It is the biggest Iraqi military operation since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016)

This suggests that his first major Pentagon briefing was about hardware and budgets, not military operations.

New York Times(Dec 21, 2016)

It is the Turkish military's biggest loss in a single day since launching its military operation in Syria in August.

BBC(Dec 21, 2016)

n activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

operation

Meuse-Argonne operation

an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11

Operation Desert Storm

the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)

First Crusade

a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there

Second Crusade

a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187

Third Crusade

a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal

Fourth Crusade

a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem

Fifth Crusade

a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered

Sixth Crusade

a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem

Seventh Crusade

a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249

Dardanelles campaign

the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks

Dunkerque

an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire

Eniwetok

World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold

Inchon

a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon

invasion of Iwo

a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

Kwajalein

an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base

Leyte invasion

a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese

Okinawa campaign

a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans

Petersburg Campaign

the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

Saipan

US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II

Salerno

a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943

Tarawa-Makin

battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

Battle of Wake Island

in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines

Wilderness Campaign

American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses

September 11

the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs

combined operation

a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces

maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation

a military training exercise

campaign, military campaign

several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

naval campaign

an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea

military mission, mission

an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

reenforcement, reinforcement, support

a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

attack, onrush, onset, onslaught

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

offence, offense, offensive

the action of attacking an enemy

peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation

the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)

amphibious operation

a military operation by both land and sea forces

information gathering

the act of collecting information

psychological operation, psyop

military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments

covert operation

an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor

expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

combat mission

a mission to capture or defend something

search mission

a mission to discover something

search and destroy mission

an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them

close support

close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit

direct support

a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance

amphibious demonstration

an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him

ground attack

an attack by ground troops

charge

an impetuous rush toward someone or something

banzai attack, banzai charge

a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'

diversion, diversionary attack

an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

incursion, penetration

an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

blitz, blitzkrieg

a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

strike

an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

counterattack, countermove

an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

bombardment, bombing

an attack by dropping bombs

counteroffensive

a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force

dirty war

an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims

push back, rollback

the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

amphibious assault

an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships

intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation

the operation of gathering information about an enemy

black operation

a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out

fire, firing

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

strafe

an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane

coup de main, surprise attack

an attack without warning

activity

any specific behavior

单词	military operation
释义	military operation (once / 2888 pages) n WORD FAMILY military operation: military operations USAGE EXAMPLES It is the biggest Iraqi military operation since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) This suggests that his first major Pentagon briefing was about hardware and budgets, not military operations. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) It is the Turkish military's biggest loss in a single day since launching its military operation in Syria in August. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) n activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper operation Meuse-Argonne operation an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11 Operation Desert Storm the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) First Crusade a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there Second Crusade a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187 Third Crusade a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal Fourth Crusade a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem Fifth Crusade a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered Sixth Crusade a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem Seventh Crusade a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249 Dardanelles campaign the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks Dunkerque an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire Eniwetok World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold Inchon a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon invasion of Iwo a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) Kwajalein an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base Leyte invasion a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese Okinawa campaign a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans Petersburg Campaign the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Saipan US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II Salerno a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943 Tarawa-Makin battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines Wilderness Campaign American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses September 11 the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs combined operation a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation a military training exercise campaign, military campaign several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) naval campaign an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea military mission, mission an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters reenforcement, reinforcement, support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission attack, onrush, onset, onslaught (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) offence, offense, offensive the action of attacking an enemy peacekeeping, peacekeeping mission, peacekeeping operation the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) amphibious operation a military operation by both land and sea forces information gathering the act of collecting information psychological operation, psyop military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments covert operation an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country combat mission a mission to capture or defend something search mission a mission to discover something search and destroy mission an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them close support close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit direct support a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance amphibious demonstration an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him ground attack an attack by ground troops charge an impetuous rush toward someone or something banzai attack, banzai charge a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversion, diversionary attack an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack incursion, penetration an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitz, blitzkrieg a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective counterattack, countermove an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombardment, bombing an attack by dropping bombs counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force dirty war an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims push back, rollback the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw amphibious assault an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation the operation of gathering information about an enemy black operation a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out fire, firing the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy strafe an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane coup de main, surprise attack an attack without warning activity any specific behavior
随便看	depicted depicted object depicting depiction depictive depigmentation depilate depilation depilator depilatory depilous deplane depletable deplete depleted depletion deplorable deplorably deplore deploy deployment deplumate deplume Depokene depolarisation