| 词汇 | expeditionary |
| 释义 | expeditionary adjective uk /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən.ər.i/ us /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən.er.i/ expeditionary force/unit a group of soldiers sent to another country to fight in a war远征军／分队 Parts of armies & groups of servicemen baggage train battalion bomb disposal bomb squad cadre cavalry Coast Guardsman corps detachment militia patrol seal squad squadron ta task force the Coast Guard the Marine Corps the tip of the spearidiom WRAC But it was an unequal war against an expeditionary force of countless numbers. The expeditionary force would not have a chance against that. The last units of the American expeditionary force, comprising vessels loaded with supplies and horses, reached France amid the screeching of whistles and moaning of sirens. The terrible fate of the German expeditionary force is too well known to require comment. Upon the same day preparations went forward for the dispatch of an expeditionary army to France. Examples of expeditionaryexpeditionary The use of kayaks, coupled with an expeditionary style approach, markedly reduced operational costs and streamlined logistics. To a significant extent, archaeology has been run on an expeditionary basis. The migration was spearheaded by expeditionary groups comprising small numbers of closely related male pioneer-warriors, followed by their spouses and children. The start of the anti-colonial war in 1961 was characterised by extreme brutality, and elicited a ferocious response by the large metropolitan expeditionary corps sent to quell it. Specifically he details what he calls a ' bifurcation ' between the peacetime universal service militia and the expeditionary militia composed of drafts, bounty men, volunteers, and substitutes. Governments, rulers and even expeditionary forces of fighting men in the past have been moved and even inspired by moods and atmospheres. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were previously often the great practitioners of a maritime strategy based on naval predominance and expeditionary operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the desire of all of us that it may not be necessary for an expeditionary force again to leave our shores. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will deliver a step-change in the capability of our forces to meet the challenges of future expeditionary operations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a fully equipped expeditionary force including paratroops, artillery with truck-mounted rocket launchers, tank battalions and anti-aircraft units. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is the carriers, which are a vital element of our armed forces' expeditionary capability. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You could not, however, with an expeditionary force, put up a shed in a moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was the underlying principle of the strategic defence review and the expeditionary concept implied in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may satisfy the expeditionary force, but, obviously, some new system will have to be devised for the home defence force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the utmost difficulty we produced in three months by partial mobilisation an expeditionary force of 20,000 men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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