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    armed forces

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌarmed ˈforces noun  the armed forces [plural]PM a country’s military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force 〔一国的〕武装部队，陆海空三军 → military
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    armed forces• There were also wide-ranging personnel changes in the upper echelons of the armed forces and the police.• The structure of large corporations, with chains of command, was not unlike the armed forces.
    ˌarmed ˈforces nounChineseSyllable
    organizations, army, the military including Corpus a navy, country’s


    armed forces
    ˌarmed ˈforces noun
    the armed forces [plural] a country’s military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force ⇨ military