cavalry

英 [ˈkævlri]

美 [ˈkævlri]

n.  (旧时的)骑兵; 装甲兵

复数：cavalries　

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Collins.2 / BNC.8043 / COCA.8595

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时的）骑兵；装甲兵
  (in the past) the part of the army that fought on horses; the part of the modern army that uses armoured vehicles

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 装甲部队
  Thecavalryis the part of an army that uses armoured vehicles for fighting.
  1. The Cavalry were exercising on Salisbury Plain.
     装甲部队在索尔兹伯里平原进行演习。
  2. ...the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division.
     美国陆军第一装甲师
• N-SING 骑兵
  Thecavalryis the group of soldiers in an army who ride horses.
  1. ...a young cavalry officer.
     年轻的骑兵军官

英英释义

noun

• a highly mobile army unit
• troops trained to fight on horseback
  1. 500 horse led the attack
  Synonym:horse cavalryhorse

双语例句

• They had had several brushes with German cavalry.
  他们曾和德国人的骑兵有过几次接触。
• Don't forget it was the Han cavalry who drove the Huns from their capital.
  别忘了正是汉朝的骑兵把匈奴的骑兵赶出了他们的首都。
• He was arguing with the King about the need to maintain the cavalry at full strength
  他正和国王讨论保留骑兵全部力量的必要性。
• Cavalry, raising clouds of choking dust, went past endlessly.
  骑兵一路上不断扬起令人窒息的灰尘。
• In1939 Blitzkrieg defeated the Polish army, which had obsolete cavalry instead of tanks and an obsolete air force.
  1939年，闪电战击败了只装备有过时的骑兵和空军的波兰军队。
• Now chariots and cavalry are the army's strong weapons.
  战车和骑兵是军队中威烈快速的冲击力量。
• The cavalry charged down on the defenceless villagers.
  骑兵向手无寸铁的村民们冲了过去。
• Well equipped heavy cavalry with plate armour and a lance.
  意大利重骑兵是装备板甲和骑枪的重装骑兵。
• Everyone I knew was either in the cavalry or the infantry.
  我认识的人要么在骑兵队，要么是步兵。
• The enemy's chariots and cavalry will certainly not dare to pursue them too far.
  这样，敌人的战车骑兵必然不敢长驱远追了。