"cavalry" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 騎兵

Definition

Cavalry 指軍隊中騎馬作戰的士兵或部隊。現代也常用於歷史語境，或比喻在困難時前來幫忙的一羣人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞主要用於歷史或軍事語境。常見搭配有 'the cavalry charged'，以及比喻用法 'the cavalry arrived'，表示援助及時趕到。不要和 'calvary' 混淆，那是另一個詞。

Examples

The cavalry rode across the field.

**騎兵**騎馬穿過了田野。

The king sent his cavalry to the battle.

國王派出了他的**騎兵**參加戰鬥。

In old armies, cavalry moved faster than foot soldiers.

在古代軍隊中，**騎兵**比步兵移動得更快。

We were overwhelmed with orders until the marketing team showed up like the cavalry.

我們快被訂單壓垮了，直到行銷團隊像**騎兵**一樣趕來幫忙。

Don't worry, the IT cavalry is on the way.

別擔心，IT **騎兵**正在趕來。

Just when we thought the event would fail, volunteers arrived and the cavalry saved the day.

就在我們以為活動要失敗的時候，志工來了，**騎兵**救了場。