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legion

英 [ˈliːdʒən]

美 [ˈliːdʒən]

n.  (尤指古罗马的)军团; 大量,大批(某类型的人)
adj.  很多; 极多

复数:legions 

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牛津词典

    noun

    • (尤指古罗马的)军团
      a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army, especially the one that existed in ancient Rome
      1. the French Foreign Legion
        法国外籍军团
      2. Caesar's legions
        凯撒军团
    • 大量,大批(某类型的人)
      a large number of people of one particular type
      1. legions of photographers
        众多的摄影师

    adj.

    • 很多;极多
      very many
      1. The medical uses of herbs are legion.
        草本植物的医药效用数不胜数。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 军团;兵团
      Alegionis a large group of soldiers who form one section of an army.
      1. ...the Sudan-based troops of the Libyan Islamic Legion...
        利比亚伊斯兰军团驻扎在苏丹的部队
      2. The last of the Roman legions left Britain in AD 410.
        罗马军团最后一支部队于公元410年离开英国。
    • N-COUNT 众多;大批;大量
      Alegion ofpeople or things is a great number of them.
      1. His delightful sense of humour won him a legion of friends.
        他的幽默风趣为他赢得了众多的朋友。
      2. ...a legion of stories about noisy neighbours.
        有关吵闹的邻居的众多故事
    • ADJ 比比皆是的;不胜枚举的;多如牛毛的
      If you say that things of a particular kind arelegion, you mean that there are a great number of them.
      1. Ellie's problems are legion...
        埃莉的问题多如牛毛。
      2. The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion.
        领养小孩后怀孕的妇女比比皆是。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a vast multitude
        Synonym:hordehost
      1. archaic terms for army
          Synonym:host
        1. a large military unit
          1. the French Foreign Legion
        2. association of ex-servicemen
          1. the American Legion

        双语例句

        • The Caesar's Legion is comprised mostly of reconditioned tribals and their descendants.
          凯撒军团主要由被其征服的部落以及他们的后代组成。
        • All seemed hopeless when a small legion of brave and true wizards came forth against insurmountable odds.
          人似乎都有无可救药的时候,一个小军团的勇敢而真实的奇才站出来反对不可克服的赔率。
        • He has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a British knighthood and the French Legion of Honour.
          他被授予了美国总统自由勋章、英国爵士头衔和法国荣誉军团勋章。
        • The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion.
          领养小孩后怀孕的妇女比比皆是。
        • It is impossible here to do justice to the complex history of the Legion.
          在这里不可能完整地论述古罗马军团复杂的历史。
        • He has just received the Legion of honour.
          他还获得了荣誉勋章。
        • Roman Legion is played by shooting arrows at encroaching enemies while moving left or right to avoid their attacks.
          玩罗马兵团游戏的方法是:向入侵的敌人射箭,同时左右移动以躲避敌人的攻击。
        • Barkeeps, waiters and a legion of musicians hailed their newly smoke-free jobs.
          酒吧老板、服务员和众多音乐家们欢迎新的无烟工作环境。
        • The last of the Roman legions left Britain in AD 410.
          罗马军团最后一支部队于公元410年离开英国。
        • Ellie's problems are legion
          埃莉的问题多如牛毛。