| 单词 | infantry |
| 释义 | infantry noun[U,+ sing/pl verb] uk/ˈɪn.fən.tri/us/ˈɪn.fən.tri/thepartof anarmythatfightsonfoot: 步兵，步兵团The infantry was/weresentintobattle.步兵团被派往战场。 It's alight/heavyinfantryunit.这是一个轻／重型步兵团。 Compare cavalry Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
infantry| American Dictionaryinfantry noun[U] us/ˈɪn·fən·tri/soldierswhofightonfoot Examplesofinfantryinfantry Theinfantrywas hesitant to advance under air cover, instead preferring to move in after the bombardment had expired. From theCambridge English Corpus With him were 18,000 cavalry, 120,000infantry, 150 elephants, and considerable artillery. From theCambridge English Corpus This applied to land-based ones such as tanks, artillery, armored personnel carriers, and the various types ofinfantryarms. From theCambridge English Corpus The shock potential of theinfantryhad been rediscovered. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1119, for example, the prince collected a force of 700 knights and 4,000infantry. From theCambridge English Corpus But these were almost exclusively cavalry andinfantrycommissions without any advanced technical training. From theCambridge English Corpus The role of artillery was merely to act as an adjunct to theinfantry. From theCambridge English Corpus This is because this mission is popular among developing countries, since they can supplyinfantrywith quite simple military equipment and skills. From theCambridge English Corpus They reunited fire and movement by giving theinfantrysection its own integrated firepower. From theCambridge English Corpus As the envelopment unfurled, a solidly fortifiedinfantryand heavy artillery fire were able to slow down the advancing attackers. From theCambridge English Corpus Mobile divisions might consist of either a cavalry brigade or aninfantrybrigade in buses and two mixed armoured brigades. From theCambridge English Corpus It concluded that the only way to improve the mobility of theinfantrywas to lighten the load each man carried by providing units with more transport. From theCambridge English Corpus It asserted that theinfantrywas the dominant arm, and that the other arms - the cavalry, artillery, and engineers - largely existed to act as their servants. From theCambridge English Corpus Griffith's discussion of lines, ' blobs ', and waves asinfantryformations is enormously illuminating. From theCambridge English Corpus This is particularly important in the "teeth" arms, the first-line units, particularly theinfantry, because even in limited war they might get heavy casualties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithinfantryinfantryThese are words often used in combination withinfantry. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. enemy infantry The number of enemy infantry casualties caused by indirect fire proved impossible to determine but almost certainly exceeded the thirty infantrymen claimed. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.infantry battalion He was, at the time, proceeding on reconnaissance with the commander of aninfantrybattalion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 infantry brigade Mobile divisions might consist of either a cavalry brigade or aninfantrybrigadein buses and two mixed armoured brigades. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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