phalanx
剑桥词典
phalanx noun [C] (GROUP OF PEOPLE)
[ 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时,在英式英语中,该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中,使用动词的单数更好 ]a large group of people standing very close to each other, usually for the purposes of defence or attack
密集的人群,方阵(通常以防御或攻击为目的)
Bodyguards formed a solid phalanx around the singer so that photographers couldn't get close . 保镖在歌手周围形成密集的人墙,摄影师们无法靠近。
phalanx noun [C] (BONE)
anatomy specializedany one of the small bones of the fingers and toes
指骨;趾骨
There are fourteen phalanges in the hand . 手上共有14快指骨。 返回 phalanx