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Definition of legion in English: legionnoun ˈliːdʒ(ə)nˈlidʒən 1A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. 古罗马军团（约有3, 000至6, 000人，包括一骑兵团） Example sentencesExamples - The Gallic charge complete with battle cries was famous, but the discipline of the Roman legions was more effective.
- During the Roman conquest, the fort was sacked by Vespasian's legions.
- Thus it was Titus who commanded the Roman legions during the famous sack of Jerusalem.
- The Roman legions brought peace and prosperity, at least most of the time.
- The most important fighting unit of the Roman Army was the legion commanded by a legatus.
Synonyms brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, contingent, unit, force, corps, garrison, section, group, detachment, commando, battery, band, outfit, cohort - 1.1the Legion The Foreign Legion.
外籍军团 - 1.2the Legion A national association of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after the First World War, such as the Royal British Legion or the American Legion.
（第一次世界大战后建立的）全国性男女退伍军人团体（如英国皇家军团或美国军团）
2a legion/legions ofA vast number of people or things. legions of photographers and TV cameras 大量的摄影师和电视摄像机。 Example sentencesExamples - He has a legion of admirers and his share of critics.
- Hopefully a whole new legion of admirers will be awakened.
- J.J. O'Connor from Castlerea recalls that Jack always had a legion of admirers around the Castlerea era.
- Evidently, her relationship with Nick didn't earn her a legion of admirers.
- Back in the 1990s Ed Schultz was one of a legion of bombastic conservative talk-radio hosts.
- Hundreds of poignant tributes from Peel's legion of devoted listeners have flooded the messageboards on the BBC.
- Wormwood Scrubs is the last place Murphy's legion of admirers would have expected him to end up, as he took second place on Smartie in the Aintree Grand National of 2001.
- It'll silence their critics, amaze their fans and win them a whole new legion of admirers.
- For the band's legion of fans, Metz's book is a loving walk down memory lane.
- Cassidy's legion of admirers might argue that it's enough just to hear her remarkable voice again.
- Deservedly, the DS has garnered a legion of admirers from every generation of drivers born since.
- I must make this my project of the decade which should win over a legion of admirers and also the top accolades of the industry.
- The two Soweto giants were lying fourth and fifth respectively yesterday behind clubs such as Bloemfontein Celtic and Black Leopards despite their vast legion of supporters.
- In BBC hospital drama Casualty, Clive played consultant Mike Barratt, whose combination of beefy good looks and softly-spoken bedside manner won him a legion of admirers.
- Nader could once claim a legion of friends and admirers in the world of American progressive politics.
- The former England boss has won a legion of admirers the world over thanks to his honest, forthright views and his overwhelming passion for the game.
- She has already won a legion of admirers and a Radio 3 Award for world music.
- As it turns out, no one in the real estate community likes this guy and the stories about his stunts are legion.
- Donie never wanted for company; he had a legion of friends and admirers.
- Despite his protests, there is little evidence of the black bags he insists are located under the blue eyes that have won him a legion of female admirers throughout his career.
Synonyms horde, host, throng, multitude, crowd, drove, mass, mob, rabble, gang, swarm, flock, herd, body, pack, score, mountain, army, sea, abundance, profusion
adjective ˈliːdʒ(ə)nˈlidʒən predicative Great in number. 大量的 她有很多的崇拜者。 Example sentencesExamples - His list of friends and admirers there is legion.
- The number of characters confronting inner demons was legion.
- The stories of people duped by these schemes are legion.
- The advantages of such an economic re-orientation, meanwhile, would be legion.
- The web sites devoted to Brigitte are of course legion.
- The advantages of switching from car to bike are legion.
- Meanwhile, those who detest cricket - and their number is legion - must be wondering whether a six-week exile is the only respite.
- Such incidents were legion and the spoils of office could be immense.
- By contrast, makeshift labs that produce the synthetic drug methamphetamine are legion - thousands of such facilities are busted annually.
- The tales of the band's remarkable excesses are legion.
- Examples of costly failures are legion.
- Literary references to wine drinking are legion, presumably because it encouraged conversation, civilized, bawdy, or sometimes nonsensical.
- Admirers, who are legion according to Chan, call him Little Prince ‘because he's very pretty.’
- Examples of this type of behaviour in the still rather immature PC industry are legion.
- The myths surrounding censorship are legion, and are largely based on the unproven premise that screen violence incites people to actual violence.
- Books and articles on the tradition of the English country house are legion.
- As with any complex disorder, the therapies purporting to help are legion, and variable in outcome as far as the individual is concerned.
- "The history is complicated; the factual disputes are legion."
- The stories about Dan are legion, and don't bear repetition here - although his autobiography is highly recommended.
Synonyms numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, immeasurable, untold, endless, limitless, boundless, myriad, many, abundant, plentiful, thick on the ground informal umpteen
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere 'choose, levy'. The adjective dates from the late 17th century, in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. 'we, they, etc. are many' (Mark 5:9). RhymesGlaswegian, Norwegian, region Definition of legion in US English: legionnounˈlidʒənˈlējən 1A unit of 3,000–6,000 men in the ancient Roman army. Example sentencesExamples - The Roman legions brought peace and prosperity, at least most of the time.
- The Gallic charge complete with battle cries was famous, but the discipline of the Roman legions was more effective.
- Thus it was Titus who commanded the Roman legions during the famous sack of Jerusalem.
- During the Roman conquest, the fort was sacked by Vespasian's legions.
- The most important fighting unit of the Roman Army was the legion commanded by a legatus.
Synonyms brigade, regiment, battalion, company, troop, division, squadron, squad, platoon, contingent, unit, force, corps, garrison, section, group, detachment, commando, battery, band, outfit, cohort - 1.1the Legion The Foreign Legion.
外籍军团 - 1.2the Legion Any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after World War I, such as the American Legion.
（第一次世界大战后建立的）全国性男女退伍军人团体（如英国皇家军团或美国军团）
2a legion/legions ofA vast host, multitude, or number of people or things. 众多，大批或大量（人或物） legions of photographers and TV cameras 大量的摄影师和电视摄像机。 Example sentencesExamples - Hopefully a whole new legion of admirers will be awakened.
- Back in the 1990s Ed Schultz was one of a legion of bombastic conservative talk-radio hosts.
- As it turns out, no one in the real estate community likes this guy and the stories about his stunts are legion.
- She has already won a legion of admirers and a Radio 3 Award for world music.
- Cassidy's legion of admirers might argue that it's enough just to hear her remarkable voice again.
- Evidently, her relationship with Nick didn't earn her a legion of admirers.
- J.J. O'Connor from Castlerea recalls that Jack always had a legion of admirers around the Castlerea era.
- The two Soweto giants were lying fourth and fifth respectively yesterday behind clubs such as Bloemfontein Celtic and Black Leopards despite their vast legion of supporters.
- Nader could once claim a legion of friends and admirers in the world of American progressive politics.
- Deservedly, the DS has garnered a legion of admirers from every generation of drivers born since.
- The former England boss has won a legion of admirers the world over thanks to his honest, forthright views and his overwhelming passion for the game.
- Despite his protests, there is little evidence of the black bags he insists are located under the blue eyes that have won him a legion of female admirers throughout his career.
- It'll silence their critics, amaze their fans and win them a whole new legion of admirers.
- I must make this my project of the decade which should win over a legion of admirers and also the top accolades of the industry.
- For the band's legion of fans, Metz's book is a loving walk down memory lane.
- Donie never wanted for company; he had a legion of friends and admirers.
- In BBC hospital drama Casualty, Clive played consultant Mike Barratt, whose combination of beefy good looks and softly-spoken bedside manner won him a legion of admirers.
- Wormwood Scrubs is the last place Murphy's legion of admirers would have expected him to end up, as he took second place on Smartie in the Aintree Grand National of 2001.
- He has a legion of admirers and his share of critics.
- Hundreds of poignant tributes from Peel's legion of devoted listeners have flooded the messageboards on the BBC.
Synonyms horde, host, throng, multitude, crowd, drove, mass, mob, rabble, gang, swarm, flock, herd, body, pack, score, mountain, army, sea, abundance, profusion
adjectiveˈlidʒənˈlējən Great in number. 大量的 她有很多的崇拜者。 Example sentencesExamples - The stories about Dan are legion, and don't bear repetition here - although his autobiography is highly recommended.
- Examples of costly failures are legion.
- The advantages of switching from car to bike are legion.
- The stories of people duped by these schemes are legion.
- The number of characters confronting inner demons was legion.
- Meanwhile, those who detest cricket - and their number is legion - must be wondering whether a six-week exile is the only respite.
- The web sites devoted to Brigitte are of course legion.
- "The history is complicated; the factual disputes are legion."
- Such incidents were legion and the spoils of office could be immense.
- Books and articles on the tradition of the English country house are legion.
- The tales of the band's remarkable excesses are legion.
- His list of friends and admirers there is legion.
- Literary references to wine drinking are legion, presumably because it encouraged conversation, civilized, bawdy, or sometimes nonsensical.
- By contrast, makeshift labs that produce the synthetic drug methamphetamine are legion - thousands of such facilities are busted annually.
- The myths surrounding censorship are legion, and are largely based on the unproven premise that screen violence incites people to actual violence.
- Admirers, who are legion according to Chan, call him Little Prince ‘because he's very pretty.’
- The advantages of such an economic re-orientation, meanwhile, would be legion.
- As with any complex disorder, the therapies purporting to help are legion, and variable in outcome as far as the individual is concerned.
- Examples of this type of behaviour in the still rather immature PC industry are legion.
Synonyms numerous, countless, innumerable, incalculable, immeasurable, untold, endless, limitless, boundless, myriad, many, abundant, plentiful, thick on the ground
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin legio(n-), from legere ‘choose, levy’. The adjective dates from the late 17th century, in early use often in the phrase my, their, etc. name is legion, i.e. ‘we, they, etc. are many’ (Mark 5:9). |