infantry

名词 infantry:

1. an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
   同义词：foot

1. Artillery gave cover (ie fired at the enemy to stop them firing back) while the infantry advanced.
   炮火掩护步兵前进。
2. Enemy positions were bombarded before our infantry attacked.
   炮轰敌军阵地之後，我步兵开始进攻。
3. The infantry began to deploy at dawn.
   步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
4. We have less infantry than the enemy.
   我们的步兵比敌军少。
5. The infantry are defending well.
   步兵防守甚佳。

in.fan.try

n.（名词）
【复数】 in.fan.tries 缩写 inf.,Inf.
The combat arm made up of units trained to fight on foot.
步兵部队：由受过徒步作战训练的人员组成的战斗单位

来源：
French infanterie
法语 infanterie
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian infanteria
源自 古意大利语 infanteria
from infante [youth, foot soldier]
源自 infante [青年；步兵]
from Latin onf3ns onfant- [infant] * see infant
源自 拉丁语 onf3ns onfant- [婴儿] *参见 infant