army
/ˈɑːmɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［treated as sing. or pl.］
1- an organized military force equipped for fighting on land军队, 陆军：
the two armies were in position
两支军队都进入了阵地
as modifier army officers.陆军军官。
1.1
the army
the part of a particular country's military force trained to fight on land陆军：he joined the army at 16.
他16岁时加入了陆军。
1.2
an army of/armies of
a large number of people or things, typically formed or organized for a particular purpose大群, 大批：an army of photographers.
大批摄影师。
短语
an army marches on its stomach
- 见STOMACH.
you and whose army?
- informal used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat〈非正式〉［用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力］你行吗？你干得了吗？：
'One word to him and I'll have you.' 'You and whose army?'
“你只要向他透露一个字, 我就揍你。”“你行吗？”
词源
late Middle English: from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'.