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navy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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na·vy /ˈneɪvi/ ●●○ noun (plural navies)  1 [countable]PMN the part of a country’s military forces that fights at sea 海军 the British Navy 英国海军in the navy Is your brother still in the navy? 你弟弟还在海军服役吗? He joined the navy during the war. 他在战争期间参加了海军。2 [uncountable] a very dark blue colour 深蓝色的,藏青色的 The jacket is available in navy, green, or brown. 这款夹克有藏青色、绿色和棕色。navy adjective
Examples from the Corpus
navyKeating was a Navy fighter pilot.Its cubic capacity is half again that of the entire Anacreonian navy.Matching long-line briefs, £19, s, m, l, Also in classic navy and slate grey.Color is news for guys, who in the past have been stuck with old-man shades like navy, maroon and beige.Their hair was everywhere in the gusts: a solemn mercenary navy imported by a poor place.At the same time both the army and the navy became better equipped.It was an important battle for the navy.My father was in the navy during the war.Their navies are no match for ours.in the navyBut just in a matter of a few minutes, they called in the Navy.That's why our father married her, because he's in the Navy.Koester served in the navy for eight years.Could have made a million dollars a year in the N B A, and stayed in the Navy.He spent some time in the Navy, worked in light engineering and is a watchmaker to trade.They think that women in the Navy are Jonahs - bad luck.One retired submarine admiral said he had never heard of a similar incident in more than 30 years in the Navy.
Origin navy (1300-1400) Old French navie group of ships, from Latin navigia ships, from navigare; → NAVIGATE
na·vy nounChineseSyllable
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navy
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navy /ˈneɪvi/ noun (plural navies)
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: navie 'group of ships', from Latin navigia 'ships', from navigare; navigate
1. [countable] the part of a country’s military forces that fights at sea:
    the British Navy
    in the navy
    Is your brother still in the navy?
    He joined the navy during the war.
2. [uncountable] a very dark blue colour:
    The jacket is available in navy, green, or brown.
—navy adjective

II
ˌnavy ˈblue (also navy) adjective
very dark blue:
    a navy blue sweater
—navy blue noun [uncountable]


🔑 navyBrE /ˈneɪvi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈneɪvi/ 🔊 noun (
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🔑 [countable + singular or plural verb] the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, and the ships that it uses 海军;海军部队the British and German navies英国和德国的海军部队He's joined the navy/the Navy.他参加了海军。an officer in the navy/the Navy 海军军官The navy is/are considering buying six new warships.海军正在考虑购买六艘新战舰。<titled tranID="58" status="2">War and peace<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>战争与和平</chn></titled>

Starting a war 开战

  • declare/make/wage war (on sb/sth) (向…)宣战/挑起战争/发动战争
  • go to war (against/with sb) (向…)开战
  • cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest 引起/平息骚乱
  • incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion 煽动/领导/镇压起义/叛乱
  • launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack 发起/实施突然/恐怖袭击
  • prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict 防止/阻止/表明冲突升级
  • be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war 被内战搞得四分五裂;濒于内战
  • enter/invade/occupy sb's territory 进入/侵略/占领某人的领土
  • lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion 领导/发起/抵制/击退武装入侵

Military operations 军事行动

  • adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy 采用/发展/实施/执行军事战略
  • carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres/(especially US) maneuvers 执行军事行动/军事演习
  • send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops 派遣/部署/派驻/撤回部队
  • go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission 进行/驾机执行/执行侦察/营救任务
  • train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units 训练/装备/部署陆军/军事/作战分队
  • lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on sb) 领导/发起/实施(对某人的)突然袭击/(空中/空投部队/登陆)攻击
  • employ/use guerrilla tactics 采用游击战术
  • conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare 进行/发动生物战/游击战
  • fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency 设法战胜/镇压/挫败叛乱者/叛乱
  • suffer/inflict a crushing defeat 遭受惨败;大获全胜
  • achieve/win a decisive victory 赢得决定性的胜利
  • halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance 阻止英国/德国/俄罗斯的前进
  • order/force a retreat 命令/强迫撤退

Fighting 作战

  • join/serve in the army/navy/air force 加入陆军/海军/空军;在陆军/海军/空军部队服役
  • be/go/remain/serve on active duty 在服现役
  • serve/complete/return from a tour of duty 在服役;服役完毕;服役归来
  • be sent to the front (line) 被派往前线
  • attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy 袭击/攻击敌人;与敌人交战;击败/杀死/消灭敌人
  • see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting 目睹/报道/参与激战
  • call for/be met with armed resistance 要求/遭遇武装抵抗
  • come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire 冒着激烈的/机关枪的/迫击炮的射击
  • fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at sb/sth) (对…)发射机关枪/迫击炮弹/火箭弹
  • shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles 步枪/手枪射击;发射子弹/导弹
  • launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile 发射巡航/弹道/反坦克导弹
  • use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons 使用生物/化学/核武器
  • inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties 遭受惨重损失/伤亡
  • be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire 被敌军/友军/炮火击中/射死
  • become/be held as a prisoner of war 成为战俘;作为战俘被监禁

Civilians in war 战争中的平民

  • harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians 伤害/杀死/瞄准/保护无辜的/手无寸铁的平民
  • cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage 导致/避免/限制/最大限度减少平民伤亡/附带性破坏
  • impose/enforce/lift a curfew 强制实行/解除宵禁
  • engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing 参与种族清洗;成为种族清洗的受害者
  • be sent to an internment/a concentration camp 被送到俘虏拘留营/集中营
  • accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war 接受/收容/安置战争难民
  • fear/threaten military/violent reprisals 害怕/扬言要军事/暴力报复
  • commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide 犯/被指控犯战争罪/反人类罪/种族灭绝罪

Making peace 和解

  • make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace 促使/带来/赢得/实现/保持/促进和平
  • call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce 要求/商谈/协商/宣布停战/暂时休战
  • sign a ceasefire agreement 签署停战协议
  • call for/bring/put an end to hostilities 要求发动/引发/结束战争
  • demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of sb/sth 强烈要求/商讨/接受…投降
  • establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force 建立/派遣维和部队
  • negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty 商讨/达成/正式批准/签署/接受/拒绝/破坏/违反和平协定
  see also naval

admiral, aircraft carrier, base, captain, command, fleet, navy, submarine, torpedo, warship

[uncountable] = navy blue