单词 | march |
释义 | march 1. v. & n. --v   1. intr. (usu. foll. by away, off, out, etc.) walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.   2. tr. (often foll. by away, on, off, etc.) cause to march or walk (marched the army to Moscow; marched him out of the room).   3. intr. a walk or proceed steadily, esp. across country. b (of events etc.) continue unrelentingly (time marches on).   4. intr. take part in a protest march. --n   1. a the act or an instance of marching. b the uniform step of troops etc. (a slow march).   2. a long difficult walk.   3. a procession as a protest or demonstration.   4. (usu. foll. by of) progress or continuity (the march of events).   5. a a piece of music composed to accompany a march. b a composition of similar character and form. Phrases and idioms marching order Mil. equipment or a formation for marching. marching orders   1. Mil. the direction for troops to depart for war etc.   2. a dismissal (gave him his marching orders). march on   1. advance towards (a military objective).   2. proceed. march past n. the marching of troops past a saluting-point at a review. --vintr. (of troops) carry out a march past. on the march   1. marching.   2. in steady progress. Derivatives marcher n. Etymology: F marche (n.), marcher (v.), f. LL marcus hammer 2. n. & v. --n hist.   1. (usu. in pl.) a boundary, a frontier (esp. of the borderland between England and Scotland or Wales).   2. a tract of often disputed land between two countries. --vintr. (foll. by upon, with) (of a country, an estate, etc.) have a common frontier with, border on. Etymology: ME f. OF marche, marchir ult. f. Gmc: cf. MARK(1) |
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