◙ (pl. -ies) 1. [treated as sing.or pl.] an organized military force equipped for fighting on land • 军队 »the two armies were in position. 两支军队都进入了阵地。 »[as modifier] army officers. 军官。 (the army)the part of a particular country's military force trained to fight on land • 陆军 »he joined the army at 16. 他16岁时加入了陆军。 (an army of/armies of)a large number of people or things, typically formed or organized for a particular purpose • 大群，大批 »an army of photographers. 大批摄影师。
【IDIOMS】
◘ an army marches on its stomach --› seestomach ◘ you and whose army? 1. [informal] used as an expression of disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat • [非正式] [用于表示怀疑对方进行威胁的能力] 你行吗？你干得了吗？ »‘One word to him and I'll have you.’ ‘You and whose army?’. “你只要向他透露一个字，我就揍你。”“你行吗？”。
【语源】
1. late Middle English : from Old French armee, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'