army

army — 名詞

1. the branch of a country's military whose soldiers fight battles on the ground, u

1.名詞B1
釋義

陸軍

國家負責陸地作戰的軍種

the branch of a country's military whose soldiers fight battles on the ground, using vehicles like tanks and equipment such as rifles.

例句

Ravi joined the army at eighteen and trained as a tank driver in Texas.

Ravi 十八歲就加入陸軍，並在德州受訓擔任戰車駕駛。

join the army for enlisting

The Indian army moved tanks and trucks toward the snowy mountain border last week.

印度陸軍上週將戰車和卡車調往白雪覆蓋的山區邊界。

national modifier: the [country] army

同義詞
  • military

    broader; covers army, navy, and air force together

  • armed forces

    formal, plural; the full set of military branches

  • ground forces

    technical; emphasises the land-fighting role

反義詞
  • navy

    the branch that fights at sea, not on land

  • air force

    the branch that fights from the air

文法句型

the + Army (proper noun)

join the army

用法筆記

Often capitalised as 'the Army' when naming a specific country's force (e.g. 'the British Army'). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the whole institution; sense 2 names any military group of fighters.

常見錯誤

❌My brother joined to the army last year.
✅My brother joined the army last year.
💡'join' takes a direct object; no preposition before 'the army'.

2. a specific group of soldiers organised under one command — historical, rebel, mo

2.名詞B1
釋義

部隊；軍隊

受過訓練、配備武器的大批士兵

a specific group of soldiers organised under one command — historical, rebel, modern, or imaginary — that you can count and name (one army, two armies, the rebel army).

例句

An army of fifty thousand Roman soldiers marched slowly across the dry plain.

一支五萬人的羅馬軍隊緩緩走過乾燥的平原。

an army of [number] [people]

The rebel army captured two small towns near the river before sunset.

叛軍部隊在天黑前攻下了河邊的兩個小鎮。

modifier + army for type

同義詞
  • force

    more general; can be smaller or non-fighting

  • troops

    plural only; refers to the soldiers themselves, not the whole organised body

  • legion

    historical; a Roman army unit, or used poetically for a large army

文法句型

an army of [size/origin]

用法筆記

Use this sense for any specific fighting force in any time or place — historical (Roman, Napoleon's), modern, or imaginary. Sense 1 names a country's permanent institution; this sense counts groups of fighters (you can have two armies on a battlefield, but a country has one army).

常見錯誤

❌A army of soldiers crossed the river.
✅An army of soldiers crossed the river.
💡use 'an' before a vowel sound.

3. a very big group of people (or sometimes animals or things) who are all doing th

3.名詞C2
釋義

一大群；大批

為同一目的聚在一起的大批人或動物

a very big group of people (or sometimes animals or things) who are all doing the same task or working toward the same goal — for example, an army of volunteers cleaning a beach, or an army of ants on the kitchen floor.

例句

An army of volunteers spent the weekend picking up plastic bottles along the beach in Kenting.

一大群志工花了整個週末，沿著墾丁的海灘撿拾塑膠瓶。

an army of + helpers/workers

An army of ants was carrying breadcrumbs across the kitchen counter.

一大群螞蟻正搬著麵包屑橫越廚房流理台。

metaphor: an army of [insects/animals]

同義詞
  • crowd

    large group of people in one place; less sense of shared task

  • host

    literary; a great number of

  • swarm

    suggests insects or fast, busy movement

  • horde

    often negative; a large, noisy, or unwelcome group

反義詞

文法句型

an army of + plural noun

用法筆記

Almost always 'an army of + plural noun'. The image is one of large numbers plus shared purpose; without that shared purpose, prefer 'a crowd of' or 'lots of'. Distinguish from sense 4, which is specific to football supporters.

常見錯誤

❌There was an army of noise at the concert.
✅There was a wall of noise at the concert.
💡'army' counts people or living things with a shared task, not abstract nouns.

4. the loyal fans of a football club, especially the ones who follow their team to

4.名詞C1
釋義

球迷大軍

跟著球隊到處征戰的死忠球迷

the loyal fans of a football club, especially the ones who follow their team to away matches in other cities or countries.

例句

The Tartan Army filled the streets of Madrid before Scotland's match on Saturday night.

蘇格蘭格紋大軍在週六晚上比賽前擠滿了馬德里的街道。

named fan group: the Tartan Army

Liverpool's away army sang loudly in the rain for the full ninety minutes.

利物浦的客場球迷大軍在雨中整整唱了九十分鐘。

[team]'s army for travelling fans

同義詞
  • supporters

    neutral; the standard word for fans of a team

  • following

    the whole group of loyal fans behind a team

  • faithful

    the most devoted core of supporters

文法句型

[team name] + army

the + team + army

用法筆記

Mostly British English and football journalism. Often part of a fixed nickname for a team's supporters (the Tartan Army for Scotland, the Barmy Army for English cricket). Distinguish from sense 3: that sense is general (an army of volunteers); this sense is tied to football crowds.

常見錯誤

❌A Liverpool's army travelled to Madrid.
✅Liverpool's army travelled to Madrid.
💡possessive ['s] already makes it definite; no extra 'a'.