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infantry

/in-fuhn-tree/US // ˈɪn fən tri //UK // (ˈɪnfəntrɪ) //

步兵,步兵队

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural in·fan·tries.

    • : soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.
    • : a branch of an army composed of such soldiers.

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Examples

  • Ryan Vanderweit joined the infantry in 2002 and was quickly deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war.

  • Spare blood is not a standard part of an infantry kit, and for good reason.

  • It is the kind of question with huge implications for infantry fights and tactical engagements—a possibly useful weapon on the edge of much more complicated wars.

  • Fascist infantry charged machineguns screaming, “Viva la muerte”— Long live death!

  • Same for the elegant officer’s cap with the faded blue infantry band from the early 1900s.

  • In Vietnam, Lewis was advisor to a Vietnamese infantry unit, whose nickname for him was “Captain of Many Kilos.”

  • In the west at Utah Beach the U.S. Fourth Infantry Division encountered almost none, lost 12 men killed in the first 24 hours.

  • Being there with a company of American infantry was dangerous enough; going there on your own seemed like straight-up suicide.

  • Stasio would join the Fourth Brigade, Second Infantry Division, “the Raiders,” and deploy to Iraq.

  • Russian ground forces, including infantry and armor units, are being permanently stationed in key areas.

  • Fanning and Wharton were to make head against the infantry and cavalry.

  • News came that the rebels were plundering the British quarters, and the infantry went there in hot haste.

  • Infantry and cavalry approached the island, quite unsuspicious of its being occupied.

  • The artillery and 81st were on the right of the line, the native infantry in the center, and the sowars on the left.

  • With that sum, twice as much infantry could be maintained as that which your Majesty has here.