phalanx

• n. 趾骨，指骨；方阵；密集队形

来自中古法语phalange,来自拉丁语phalanx,方阵，队伍，步兵阵形，可能来自PIE*bhelg,柱子，板块，词源同balk,block.

1. any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes

2. any closely ranked crowd of people

3. a body of troops in close array

phalanx (n.)

1550s, "line of battle in close ranks," from Latin phalanx "compact body of heavily armed men in battle array," or directly from Greek phalanx (genitive phalangos) "line of battle, battle array," also "finger or toe bone," originally "round piece of wood, trunk, log," of unknown origin. Perhaps from PIE root *bhelg- "plank, beam" (source of Old English balca "balk;" see balk (n.)). The Macedonian phalanx consisted of 50 close files of 16 men each. In anatomy, originally the whole row of finger joints, which fit together like infantry in close order. Figurative sense of "number of persons banded together in a common cause" is attested from 1600 (compare Spanish Falangist, member of a fascist organization founded in 1933).

...a phalanx of waiters.

一群服务员

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Unfortunately for Wilson, such a solid phalanx did not materialize.

对威尔逊来说, 不幸的是这种团结并没有形成.

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The laser would operate using the existing Phalanx radar and command and control system.

激光系统将使用原有的密集阵系统的雷达和指挥与控制系统.

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At last , a phalanx of soldiers rescued us.

一支密集队形的军队终于前来搭救了我们.

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In a war, each soldier generally fought for himself and the phalanx was rarely presented.

交战之时, 士兵大多人自为战,方阵仅在偶然情况下出现.

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A phalanx of armed officers made sure reporters did not venture into town.

一群武装警察严阵以待确保记者不会溜进这个镇.

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But hundreds more held their ground, overlapping shields to form an invulnerable phalanx.

但数百人依然坚守阵地, 他们把护盾搭接在一起组成了一个无懈可击的方阵.

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He had ranked himself in the numerous phalanx of unbelievers.

他一直象其它无数怀疑者一样持怀疑态度.

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Your father should have told you how our phalanx works.

你父亲应该告诉过你,我们的方针是如何运转的.

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Your middle phalanx are broken and I will splint it.

你的中指骨断了,我要把它用夹板固定好.

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Objective To introduce an operation for repair soft tissue defect of proximal phalanx finger.

目的介绍一种修复手指近节指背、腹缺损的修复方法.

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When the horsemen were exhausted, Simon attacked phalanx, overwhelmed it and put it to flight.

息孟于是引军队出击,加入阵线,敌军终因骑兵都已疲惫, 大败逃走.

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She stage the left leg ligament had already torn, foot phalanx bone fracture.

她上场的时候左腿韧带已经撕裂了, 脚趾骨骨折了.

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Objective : To observe the effect of phalanx artery island flap in repairing finger soft tissue defect.

目的: 观察以邻指动脉为蒂的岛状皮瓣修复手指软组织缺损的效果.

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