為政治目的服務(wù)的武裝組織，國(guó)家政權(quán)的重要組成部分。由于掌握軍隊(duì)的政權(quán)各異，不同的軍隊(duì)可能具有根本不同的性質(zhì)和作用：或保護(hù)人民的利益，推動(dòng)社會(huì)進(jìn)步；或鎮(zhèn)壓人民，阻礙社會(huì)進(jìn)步。世界上最早的職業(yè)軍隊(duì)出現(xiàn)在埃及、亞述和波斯等國(guó)家。
army[?ɑ:mi]
n.軍隊(duì)，陸軍，集團(tuán)軍，團(tuán)體，協(xié)會(huì)
◇ an army of一大群（隊(duì)）join the army參軍，入伍
leave the army退伍
the army and the masses joining in effects軍民共建，軍人
◇ army airfield陸軍機(jī)場(chǎng)
army and government軍政
army attache陸軍武官
army aviation陸軍航空兵
army aviation陸軍航空兵
army aviator 陸軍航空兵飛行員
army band軍樂(lè)隊(duì)
army base陸軍基地
army bugle軍號(hào)
army building軍隊(duì)建設(shè)
army buildup軍隊(duì)建設(shè)
army cadres transferred to civilian work軍隊(duì)轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)干部
army cap軍帽
army civilian軍民聯(lián)合
army colleges and schools 陸軍院校
army commander 軍長(zhǎng)
army commander軍團(tuán)司令官
army corps commander軍長(zhǎng)
army corps軍
Army Day建軍節(jié)
army emblem軍徽
army equipment section 集團(tuán)軍裝備部
army flag 軍旗
army group軍團(tuán)
army headquarters集團(tuán)軍司令部
army headquarters軍部
army horse 軍馬
army intelligence 陸軍情報(bào)
army life戎馬生涯
army lorry軍用卡車(chē)
army of workers on active duty現(xiàn)役勞動(dòng)軍
army order軍令
army pay軍餉
army political section集團(tuán)軍政治部
army postal service軍郵
army provisions軍糧
army rear services section集團(tuán)軍后勤部
army reform軍隊(duì)改革
army regulation陸軍條令
army rifle軍用步槍
army saddle軍用馬鞍
army school軍校
army service station兵站
army signal brigade陸軍通信兵
army songs 軍歌
army sponsored schooling部隊(duì)辦學(xué)
army tank battalion陸軍坦克營(yíng)
army transport aviation陸軍運(yùn)輸航空兵
army,navy and air force陸，海，空軍
army-civilian adj.軍 民 聯(lián) 合的
armyman (pl. armymen)n.軍人
armyman’s family軍屬
armymen’s rights and interests 軍人權(quán)益
armymen’s services house軍人服務(wù)社
armymen’s welfare expenses軍人福利費(fèi)
army-wide sports meet全軍運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)
field army野戰(zhàn)軍
standing army常備軍