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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- legion ['liːʤən]
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1.
n
a military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry, numbering some three to six thousand men
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2.
n
any large military force
- the French Foreign Legion
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3.
n
[usually capital]
an association of ex-servicemen
- the British Legion
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4.
n
[often plural]
any very large number, esp of people
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5.
adj
[usually postpositive]
very large or numerous
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6.
adj
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Latin legio, from legere to choose
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1.
n
a military unit of the ancient Roman army made up of infantry with supporting cavalry, numbering some three to six thousand men
Examples
- His honors are legion.
- 他享有很高声誉。 → legion
- the French Foreign Legion → legion
- the British Legion → legion
- 凡此种种，不一而足。
- There are countless similar cases. or Such instances are legion. → 不一而足
- 在中国, 法不责众的思想由来已久。
- In China, there has long been a custom that the law fails where violators are legion. → 法不责众
- 那些秦始皇兵马俑的方阵整齐, 气势逼人。
- The Sculpture Legion in the Museum of Chin Shi Huang's mausoleum is full of power and grandeur. → 方阵
- 陆军方阵是整个阅兵式中一个亮点。
- The legion of land forces is a highlight in the parade. → 方阵
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