cavalry
/ˈkævlri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkævlri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈka-vəl-rē nonstandard ˈkal-və-rē/ (ame, mw)
cavalry — 名詞
1. In modern armies, the branch of soldiers who operate tanks and other armoured fi
騎兵；裝甲兵
騎馬或裝甲車輛的兵種
In modern armies, the branch of soldiers who operate tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; historically, soldiers who fought on horseback.
The cavalry unit moved south to support the infantry division near the river.
騎兵部隊向南移動，支援河邊的步兵師。
cavalry + infantry — army branches
Wei watched the cavalry ride past on black horses during the National Day parade.
國慶遊行時，Wei 看到騎兵騎著黑馬經過。
Diego joined the cavalry regiment after two years of basic training.
Diego 接受兩年基礎訓練後，加入了騎兵團。
The old photograph showed a cavalry troop posing beside their saddled horses.
那張舊照片顯示一隊騎兵站在他們備好鞍的馬旁。
Fatima described Napoleon's cavalry charge at the Battle of Waterloo in her report.
Fatima 在她的報告中描述了拿破崙在滑鐵盧戰役中的騎兵衝鋒。
- horsemen
Refers only to soldiers on horseback; excludes modern armoured units
- mounted troops
More general term that includes cavalry and other soldiers who ride horses or vehicles
- armoured corps
The modern equivalent in armies that use tanks; narrower in scope than cavalry
- infantry
Soldiers who fight on foot, as opposed to mounted or in vehicles
文法句型
the cavalry + singular/plural verb
用法筆記
Can be used with either a singular or plural verb in British English: The cavalry was/were ordered to advance. In modern usage, the word also refers to armoured (tank) units, not only horse-mounted soldiers.