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

• Barkeeps, waiters and a legion of musicians hailed their newly smoke-free jobs.
  酒吧老板、服务员和众多音乐家们欢迎新的无烟工作环境。
• Eventually, all seven tribes were either destroyed or incorporated in what became known as the Legion.
  最终，全部7个部落或被催毁或被整编成了今天我们所知的凯撒军团。
• 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。
• After that kingdom's destruction by the Burning Legion the arcane arts spread to the far corners of the world.
  在王国被燃烧军团摧毁以后，这种神秘艺术传播到了世界的遥远角落。
• A growing legion of workers is flourishing in work cultures that encourage taking risks and speaking out.
  越来越多的劳动者在这种鼓励冒险和直抒胸臆的文化中获得了成功。
• Their careless magic use led the destructive Burning Legion into the world; they managed to defeat this evil, but their homeland sunk into the sea in the conflict.
  暗夜精灵粗心的滥用魔法为这个世界引来了燃烧军团，他们曾经努力设法打败燃烧军团，但是他们的家园却在战争中沉入了海底。
• He looked on his worldly interests as a legion of foes.
  他把自己在人世间的利益看作是一大批敌人。
• The Alliance and Horde reach a temporary truce to defeat the Legion.
  联盟与部落暂时休战以对抗燃烧军团。
• 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。
• 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。