1 the military forces of a country which are trained to fight on land 陆军;军队:
the British Army英国陆军She joined the army at the age of eighteen.她十八岁参军。The army is/are advancing towards the border.军队正开往边境地区。an army officer军官☞Look at air force and navy. 参看 air force 及 navy。
2 a large number of people, especially when involved in an activity together 大群人,大批人(尤指一起参加活动的)
army/ˋɑrmI; ˈɑːmi/n [C] plural armies 1 a military force that fights wars on land 陆军: He joined the army when he was 17. 他 17 岁参加了陆军。in the army Her son is in the army. 她的儿子在陆军服役。the US army 美国陆军THESAURUS 同类词An army consists of soldiers or troops . 一个军队由士兵(soldiers 或 troops)组成。If you join up BrE /enlist AmE , you join the army. 参军说 join up【英】/enlist【美】。If you are called up BrE /drafted AmE , you are ordered to serve in the army by the government. 被政府征兵说 be called up【英】/drafted【美】。You can use armed forces , the military services BrE /the service AmE to talk in a general way about the army, navy, and air force. 统称海陆空三军说 armed forces 和 the military services【英】/the service【美】。2 a large group of people or animals involved in the same activity〔人或动物〕大批﹐大群: +of an army of ants 一群蚂蚁
armyarmyarmiesnoun (pluralarmies)a large group of soldiers who fight on land in a war: He joined the army when he was 17.the British Armyword buildingA soldier who fights on land is in the army, one who fights at sea is in the navy and a soldier who fights in the air is in the air force. The army, the navy and the air force together are called the armed forces.