英:[ˈkævlri]
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英:[ˈkævlri]
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cav·al·ry
kae vl ri
复数:cavalries
cavalryman (n.)
词根:cavalry
n.cavalcade 行列,队伍;骑兵队
cavalryman 骑兵;地面机械化部队
Noun
1. troops trained to fight on horseback;
"500 horse led the attack"
2. a highly mobile army unit
"骑马行军和战斗的士兵",起源于1590年代的法语 cavalerie(16世纪),源自意大利语 cavalleria "骑兵",来自 cavaliere "骑兵士兵"(参见 cavalier(名词))。古英语中的说法是 horshere。
earlier cavallerie, borrowed from Middle French cavalerie, borrowed from Italian cavalleria, earlier cavalaria "group of soldiers on horseback, branch of arms made up of such soldiers," from cavalliere, cavaliere "horseback rider, mounted soldier" + -eria, borrowed from Middle French -erie -ery — more at cavalier >entry 2
The first known use of cavalry was in 1546
cave1 of 2noun
a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave2 of 2verb
to fall or cause to fall in or down : collapse—usually used with in
cavernnoun
a cave often of large or unknown size
cavernousadjective
having caverns or cavities
resembling a cavern in being large and hollow
composed largely of spaces capable of filling with blood to bring about the enlargement of a body part
cavernnoun
a cave often of large or unknown size
cave1 of 2noun
a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave2 of 2verb
to fall or cause to fall in or down : collapse—usually used with in
cavemannoun
a person living in a cave especially during the Stone Age
cavemannoun
a person living in a cave especially during the Stone Age
cave1 of 2noun
a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave2 of 2verb
to fall or cause to fall in or down : collapse—usually used with in
cave1 of 2noun
a natural underground chamber or series of chambers open to the surface
cave2 of 2verb
to fall or cause to fall in or down : collapse—usually used with in
cavalrynoun
troops mounted on horseback or moving in motor vehicles or helicopters
1 Revolutionaries, Roman centurions, Napoleonic cavalry on skeletal horses.
2 The cavalry commander predicted that many Sioux would bite the dust if they attacked the fort.
骑兵指挥官预言,如果苏族人进兵要塞,他们中有很多人会被打死.
3 It is likely that he served in the cavalry in various campaigns against Sparta.
他可能曾经多次在对抗斯巴达人的战役中作为骑兵服役。
4 The Texan yells for his Confederate cavalry to counterattack.
5 After conferring with General Read, Washburn orders his tiny cavalry to assemble just out of rifle range, in columns of four, then addresses the ranks.
6 Horses were for officers only, or barbarian cavalry, not for Roman legionnaires.
7 Her cavalry helmet was tucked under her arm.
8 He was old army cavalry, Kentucky-bom, raised in the Indian wars; he was slow, he was careful, but he sensed something happening, a breathless something in his chest.
9 When the fighting spilled over into the Middle East, cavalry for a time dominated the battlefield.
10 The battle began with a cavalry charge.
战斗是从骑兵冲锋开始的.
11 But the cavalry took too long to prepare.
不过骑兵却准备了太长的时间。
12 His infantry lie on their bellies and peer across at Confederate cavalry.
13 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.
14 If it is Union cavalry, there will be infantry close behind it.
15 In a blur of movement, an entire cavalry appeared as if dropping out of light speed.
16 The English cavalry was at their back.
英国的骑兵已在他们的背后。
17 Tucker was now preoccupied with lining up a pepper shaker cavalry across from a hostile regiment of saltshaker footmen.
18 He is shown into a small room with floor-to-ceiling windows and crossed cavalry swords over the door.
19 Hazel, the girl with the cavalry helmet and the long curly hair, picked up something next to her plate.
20 It would take the cavalry, alerted by telegraph and traveling by steamboat, just one day to travel that distance.