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phalanx ['fælæŋks]

n. 方阵, 密集队列, 密集的人群(或兽群), 指骨, 趾骨

[医] 指[趾]骨

phalanx
phalanges

[ noun ]

any of the bones of the fingers or toes

<noun.body>

any closely ranked crowd of people

<noun.group>

a body of troops in close array

<noun.group>

Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,
from Gr. ?.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in
ranks and files close and deep. There were several
different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from
four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. ``In cubic
phalanx firm advanced.'' --Milton.

The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.

2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any
combination of people distinguished for firmness and
solidity of a union.

At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.

The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed,
All huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed.
--Cowper.

3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.

4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,
beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.

5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as
in polyadelphous flowers.

I don't subscribe to the theory that you surround yourself with a phalanx of meat and guns." William C. Murphy, an uncle of Vice President Dan Quayle and a former executive of Eli Lilly and Co., has died at the age of 67.
The flamboyantly dressed Jackson, face framed by shoulder-length curls and dark sunglasses, stood out in the phalanx of dark-suited White House aides who accompanied the president and first lady Barbara Bush to the Rose Garden for the occasion.
And he clearly preferred to talk of his vision of a peaceful future: "Let us keep our arms locked together so that we form a solid phalanx against racism to ensure that that day comes now.
The farewell dinner, attended by a phalanx of British celebrities and sporting stars, capped a week filled with praise from Western allies for America's new president.
Jackson rallied a phalanx of black voters behind him to defeat Gore, a white son of the neighboring state.
The room holds a phalanx of more than 200 Tandem TNX and TXP mainframe computers, neatly stacked in about 50 refrigerator-sized cabinets.
Once everybody is aboard, the coalition intends to weigh in on the farm-bill debate, which has long been dominated by the Agriculture Committee and a phalanx of lobbyists for commodity groups.
A plethora of pink, a bevy of birds _ a phalanx of flamingos.
"The auto industry is lining up a phalanx of lobbyists to oppose it," Bryan said. "They'll be trying to convince people it would be a disaster.
And so far they haven't, according to no less an authority than D. Wayne Lukas, the decade's leading U.S. trainer, who will field his usual phalanx here.
So it was when a festive phalanx of red-suited, black-booted Kris Kringles _ excited graduates of a Santa school _ invaded a downtown hotel lobby to a chorus of ho-ho-hos.
Since the battlements to be stormed were those of the Supreme Court, the SG was necessarily at the head of the phalanx.
Top Democrats and a phalanx of school and social-program lobbies want to raise the income tax on the top bracket of Californians to 11%.
McNamara ordered officers on foot to form a phalanx, led by mounted officers, which charged the crowd at about 1 a.m.
Unlike President FW de Klerk, the National party leader - who arrives at rallies surrounded by a phalanx of security men and only smiles on cue - Mr Mandela's smile is straight from the soul (and his security is too often ignored).
Intruders simply won't get past Moon's security phalanx at Monday night's 60th annual Oscar ceremony, which has moved to the refurbished Shrine Auditorium five miles south of downtown.

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