infantry

• n. 步兵；步兵團

來自infant,嬰兒。原用於指騎兵中的部卒，後用於指步兵。

infantry (n.)

1570s, from French infantrie, from older Italian, Spanish infanteria "foot soldiers, force composed of those too inexperienced or low in rank for cavalry," from infante "foot soldier," originally "a youth," from Latin infantem (see infant). Meaning "infants collectively" is recorded from 1610s. A Middle English (c. 1200) word for "foot-soldiers" was going-folc, literally "going-folk."

1. The government drove the guerrillas off with infantry and air strikes.

政府用步兵和空襲擊退了遊擊隊。

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2. The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.

步兵團可能會使用打了就跑的戰術來阻滯進攻部隊。

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3. The infantry divisions mopped up remaining centres of resistance.

陸軍各師肅清了殘餘的抵抗據點。

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4. The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company.

這個師的組成部隊將包括兩個坦克連和一個步兵連。

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5. The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.

步兵團受到火力攻擊時比利時人向後撤退。

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