no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction
1- walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread齐步行进:
members of the Royal British Legion marched past the Cenotaph.
英国皇家军团的官兵们齐步从战争死难者纪念碑前走过。
1.1
- walk or proceed quickly and with determination快步行走:
without a word she marched from the room.
她一句话也不说, 快步走出了房间。
1.2
- with obj. and adverbial of direction force (someone) to walk somewhere quickly迫使…快步走向某处:
she gripped Rachel's arm and marched her out through the doors.
她抓住雷切尔的胳膊, 拉着她一路穿过了几道门, 跑到了外边。
1.3
- walk along public roads in an organized procession to protest about something示威游行:
unemployed shipyard workers marched from Jarrow to London
失业的造船厂工人从贾罗走向伦敦进行示威游行
they planned to march on Baton Rouge.
他们打算向巴吞鲁日进军示威。
1.4
- figurative (of something abstract) proceed or advance inexorably〈喻〉(抽象事物)无法阻挡地行进, 前进:
time marches on.
时间在不停地流逝。
1
- an act or instance of marching行进; 行军:
the relieving force was more than a day's march away.
援军离此地还有不止一天的路程。
1.1
- a piece of music composed to accompany marching or with a rhythmic character suggestive of marching进行曲。
1.2
- a procession as a protest or demonstration抗议游行, 示威游行:
a protest march.
抗议游行。
1.3
- in sing. figurative the progress or continuity of something abstract that is considered to be moving inexorably onwards〈喻〉发展, 前进:
Marx's theory of the inevitable march of history.
马克思关于历史发展必然性的理论。
短语
march to (the beat) of a different tune(或drummer)
- informal consciously adopt a different approach or attitude to the majority of people; be unconventional.〈非正式〉标新立异; 不依惯例。
on the march
1
- marching行进, 前进; 行军:
the army was on the march at last.
部队最终开始行进。
1.1
- figurative making progress〈喻〉取得进展:
United are on the march again.
联队重新取得进展。
词源
late Middle English: from French marcher 'to walk' (earlier 'to trample'), of uncertain origin.
(一般作Marches)
1- a frontier or border area between two countries or territories, especially between England and Wales or (formerly) England and Scotland边界, 边境(尤指英格兰和威尔士之间或以前英格兰和苏格兰之间的边境):
the Welsh Marches.
威尔士边界地区。
no obj.(march with)
- (of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with(国家、领土或地产)与…交界, 与…接壤。
词源
Middle English: from Old French marche (noun), marchir (verb), of Germanic origin; related to MARK1.