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　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6926 / COCA.10204

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

On his cuirass he wore the silver cross of the Legion of Honor.
在他的铁甲上，有个银质的功勋十字章。
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。
Soldiers in the legion are trained to obey their superiors in all situations;
军团的士兵受到的训练使他们会在所有状况下服从他们的长官；
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。
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。
Each god's distinctive powers and legion of followers give the controlling player unique strengths and heretical abilities with which to corrupt and enslave the Old World.
每个邪神的独门力量和拥趸给予控制玩家的专门技能和异端力量去腐化和奴役旧世界。
Stories about him are legion.
有许许多多关于他的传说。
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。
He founded the Legion of honor in1802to honor soldiers and civilians who had made contributions to france.
他在1802年设立了荣誉勋章，以表彰那些对法国作出贡献的军人和平民。
This punishment broke the will of caesar's finest legion.
这个惩罚导致了凯撒最强大的军团的解散。