March
n
1 [U, C] (abbr 縮寫 Mar) the third month of the year, next after February 三月.
2 (idm 習語) mad as a March hare => mad. For the uses of March see the examples at April. 關於March的用法見April詞條中的示例.
march v
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
walk as soldiers do, with regular steps of equal length 齊步走; 行進; 前進
Quick march! ie a military command to start marching 快步走!
Demonstrators marched through the streets. 示威者在街道中行進.
They marched in and took over the town. 他們進占了這一市鎮.
march by, past, in, out, off, away, etc 走經、 走過、 開進、 出發、 離開、 開走
The army has marched thirty miles today.部隊今天已行軍三十英里.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
walk purposefully and determinedly (含有某目的和決心)走
She marched in and demanded an apology. 她毅然地走進來要求向她道歉.
(c) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
cause (sb) to march 使(某人)行進
march the troops up and down 讓部隊來回練習走步
They marched the prisoner away. 他們令監犯齊步走.
She was marched into a cell. 她被押進一間囚室.
2 (idm 習語) get one's marching orders; give sb his marching orders (infml or joc 口或謔) be told/tell sb to go; be dismissed/dismiss sb 被通知[告訴某人]離去; 被解雇[解雇某人]
She was totally unreliable, so she got/was given her marching orders. 她完全不可靠, 所以給解雇了.
3 (phr v) march past (sb) (of troops) march ceremonially past (an honoured guest, a high-ranking officer, etc), eg in a parade (指部隊)作分列式在(貴賓、 首長等)面前經過(如受檢閱).
march n
1
(a) [C] action of marching 行軍; 行進
a long, an arduous, etc march 長途行軍、 艱難的行進
a ten-mile march 十英里行軍.
(b) [sing] progress when marching; advance 前進; 進軍
their steady march towards the enemy 他們穩步向敵人進逼
the line of march, ie route followed by troops when marching (部隊的)進軍路線.
2 [C] procession from one place to another by many people, esp as a protest 游行; (尤指)示威游行
a peace march 為爭取和平的游行
an anti-nuclear (weapons) march 反核(武器)游行. Cf 參看 demonstration 3.
3 [C] piece of music written for marching to 進行曲
military marches 軍隊進行曲
a dead march, ie a slow one for a funeral 葬禮進行曲
[attrib 作定語]
a march tune 進行曲調
in march tempo 以進行曲速度.
4 [sing] the ~ of sth the steady development or onward movement of sth 穩定的發展或前進
the march of progress/events/time 進步的過程[事件的發展/時間的推移].
5 (idm 習語) on the march marching 行進; 行軍
The enemy are on the march at last. 敵人終於出動了. steal a march => steal.