(1)军队，(尤)陆军(military forces of a country，esp those trained to fight on land)[C，Gp]：form/raise an～组成/招募一支军队;build up a modern ～and navy 组成一支现代化的陆军和海军;an～officer 军官;～corps 军团;～list(英)陆军现役军官名册;〖同〗troops;

(2)军旅(生涯)(profession of being a soldier)[C，the～]：go into /enter/join/be in/leave the～参军/参军/参军/服兵役/退伍;～life 军旅生活;

(3)大军(large group of people organized for a purpose)[C，Gp]：an～of volunteers 志愿者大军;

(4)一大批(群)(large group of (people，animals or things))[C，Gp]：an～of workers/shoppers/officials/ants 一大群工人/购买者/官员/蚂蚁;the～of the unemployed 失业大军;have an～of willing helpers to pull our boats ashore有一大群自愿帮助者帮助我们把船拖上岸;〖同〗host，swarm，throng，crowd，band，gang;

←arm v & n;

【辨异】army与troops皆可译为“军队”;但army指一个国家军队的整体;而troops指army中的某部分，即“部队”。