cavalry

英 [ˈkævlri]

美 [ˈkævlri]

n. (旧时的)骑兵; 装甲兵

复数：cavalries　

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

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

noun

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

I started a cavalry lieutenant and a private on his track at once.
我马上派一个骑兵中尉和一个士兵去追他。
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。
They are vulnerable when attacked by heavy cavalry and skirmish troops.
但是在面对重骑兵和散兵的进攻时，他们却是十分脆弱的。
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。
He commanded a regiment of cavalry in algiers.
他在阿尔及尔统率了一个骑兵团。
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。
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。
The Dutch fleet, frozen in the Texel, surrendered a handful of cavalry without firing its guns.
荷兰舰队冻结在特塞尔岛，没有开火就交出了少数骑兵。
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。
As it is a cavalry carbine, it has no bayonet or socket for one.
由于这是一个骑兵卡宾枪，它没有一个刺刀或插座。