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

双语例句

• 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。
• Soldiers in the legion are trained to obey their superiors in all situations;
  军团的士兵受到的训练使他们会在所有状况下服从他们的长官；
• 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。
• He founded the Legion of honor in1802to honor soldiers and civilians who had made contributions to france.
  他在1802年设立了荣誉勋章，以表彰那些对法国作出贡献的军人和平民。
• 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。
• And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
  他说，我名叫群。这是因为附着他的鬼多。
• Stories about him are legion.
  有许许多多关于他的传说。
• 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。
• 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。