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英语单词“the tip of the spear”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 the tip of the spear 释义

the tip of the spear

idiomapersonorgroupofpeoplethat is the first to do somethingconsidereddifficultordangerous,especiallyagroupofsoldiers, etc. who are the first toenterabattlearea:Aircraftcarriersandtheirbattlegroupshaveservedas theleadingedgeof the USmilitary- "thetipof thespear," as theadmiralslike to say.He has been theself-appointedtipof thespearin thefightagainstillegalimmigration."Artists need to be thetipof thespearin this newdigitalworldwe aremovinginto," he says.theleadingpositionthat someone or agroupofpeopleis in when there is apossibilityof somethingdifficultordangeroushappening:Feedingtroopsatthetipof thespearremainsone of the mostdifficulttasksfor the USwarmachine.Theunitisatthetipof thespearin a newplantoquellviolencein thecity.
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
  • artillery
  • battalion
  • bomb disposal
  • bomb disposal unit
  • bomb squad
  • cadre
  • Coast Guardsman
  • corps
  • Cossack
  • detachment
  • non-combatant
  • paratroops
  • patrol
  • rearguard
  • seal
  • squad
  • squadron
  • the Coast Guard
  • the Marine Corps
  • troop
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Describing the leading position
(Definition ofthe tip of the spearfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/tip-of-the-spear##