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单词 household troops
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Definition of household troops in English:

household troops

plural noun
  • (in the UK) troops nominally employed to guard the sovereign.

    (英国)王室禁卫军

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country.
    • In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000.
    • The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her.
    • On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them.
    • There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end.

Definition of household troops in US English:

household troops

plural nounhousˌ(h)ōld ˈtro͞ops
  • Troops employed to guard a sovereign.

    (英国)王室禁卫军

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1789 the army consisted of household troops, which included the French and Swiss guards, regular forces - around 113,000 infantry, 32,000 cavalry, and under 10,000 gunners - and the militia of about 75,000.
    • An alien and therefore rather insecure king, Cnut kept a regiment of household troops or ‘housecarls' who were a considerable burden on the country.
    • The empress, with her inexplicable fondness for the man, insists he can be trusted with the household troops, and I'm not in a mood to resist her.
    • There are many examples of loyal household troops fighting for their king to the bitter end.
    • On the square he met some of the household troops surrounded by an angry mob, who were on the point of killing them.
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