infantry
noun /ˈɪnfəntri/
/ˈɪnfəntri/
[uncountable + singular or plural verb]- soldiers who fight on foot
（统称）步兵 - infantry units
步兵分队 - The infantry was/were guarding the bridge.
步兵守卫着桥梁。
Collocations DictionaryInfantry is used before these nouns:- brigade
- division
- squad
- …
词源late 16th cent.: from French infanterie, from Italian infanteria, from infante ‘youth, infantryman’, from Latin infant- ‘unable to speak’, from in- ‘not’ + fant- ‘speaking’ (from the verb fari). - infantry units