march

verb

1. 齐步走；行进
   to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier
   1. Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.
      士兵在政府大楼外面来回练习队列行进。
   2. Quick march! (= the order to start marching)
      （口令）齐步走！
   3. They marched 20 miles to reach the capital.
      他们行进了20英里才到达首都。
2. （坚定地向某地）前进，进发
   to walk somewhere quickly in a determined way
   1. She marched over to me and demanded an apology.
      她毅然走过来，要我向她道歉。
3. 使同行；强迫（某人）一起走
   to force sb to walk somewhere with you
   1. The guards marched the prisoner away.
      卫兵押着囚犯离开了。
4. 游行示威；游行抗议
   to walk through the streets in a large group in order to protest about sth

noun

1. 示威游行；抗议游行
   an organized walk by many people from one place to another, in order to protest about sth, or to express their opinions
   1. protest marches
      抗议游行
   2. to go on a march
      进行示威游行
2. 行进；行军
   an act of marching; a journey made by marching
   1. The army began their long march to the coast.
      部队开始了他们开往沿海地区的长途行军。
3. 稳步发展；稳步前进
   the steady development or forward movement of sth
   1. the march of progress/technology/time
      平稳的进步；技术的稳步提高；时光的推移
4. 进行曲
   a piece of music written for marching to
   1. a funeral march
      葬礼进行曲

1. V-ERG 行军;前进;使齐步走
   When soldiers march somewhere, or when a commanding officer marches them somewhere, they walk there with very regular steps, as a group.
   1. A Scottish battalion was marching down the street...
      苏格兰军队的一个营正沿街行进。
   2. Captain Ramirez called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp...
      拉米雷斯上尉命令他们立正，然后齐步走到主营地。
   3. We marched fifteen miles to Yadkin River...
      我们前进了15英里，来到亚德金河畔。
   4. The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.
      冰不够厚，承受不了行军士兵的重量。
   5. March is also a noun.
      
   6. After a short march, the column entered the village.
      短途行军后，队伍进了村。
2. VERB 示威游行;抗议游行
   When a large group of people march for a cause, they walk somewhere together in order to express their ideas or to protest about something.
   1. The demonstrators then marched through the capital chanting slogans and demanding free elections...
      示威者然后穿越首都游行，他们反复高喊口号要求进行自由选举。
   2. Hundreds of activists marked the holy day by marching for peace and disarmament.
      数百名积极分子以呼吁和平与裁军的游行纪念了这个神圣的日子。
   3. March is also a noun.
      
   4. Organisers expect up to 300,000 protesters to join the march.
      组织者们预计会有多达30万名的抗议者参加这次游行。
3. VERB (因生气等快速毅然地)走，行走
   If you say that someone marches somewhere, you mean that they walk there quickly and in a determined way, for example because they are angry.
   1. He marched into the kitchen without knocking.
      他没敲门就闯进了厨房。
4. VERB 迫使…同行;强迫…一起走
   If you march someone somewhere, you force them to walk there with you, for example by holding their arm tightly.
   1. They were marched through a crocodile-infested area and, if they slowed down, were beaten with sticks...
      他们被押着穿过一个鳄鱼成群的地方，要是步子稍有放慢，便会遭棍打。
   2. I marched him across the room, down the hall and out onto the doorstep.
      我拽着他穿过房间和大厅，来到门阶上。
5. N-SING 进步;进展;发展
   The march of something is its steady development or progress.
   1. It is easy to feel trampled by the relentless march of technology...
      随着科技发展的日新月异，人们容易感到无所适从。
   2. Society's march toward ever-increasing materialism was continuing.
      社会继续向日益高涨的物质享乐主义方向发展。
6. N-COUNT 进行曲
   A march is a piece of music with a regular rhythm that you can march to.
   1. A military band played Russian marches and folk tunes.
      一支军乐队演奏了俄罗斯的进行曲与民乐。
7. PHRASE 辞退通知;逐客令
   If you give someone their marching orders, you tell them that you no longer want or need them, for example as your employee or as your lover.
   1. They've had their marching orders...
      他们已经收到了辞退的通知。
   2. What does it take for a woman to say 'that's enough' and give her man his marching orders?
      女人要如何才能开得了口，对她的恋人说出“我受够了”，让他走人？

in AM, use 美国英语用 walking papers


8. PHRASE 抢先;抢占先机
   If you steal a march on someone, you start doing something before they do it in order to gain an advantage over them.
   1. If its strategy succeeds, Mexico could even steal a march on its northern neighbour.
      如果策略得当，墨西哥甚至可以赶在其北部邻国之前抢得先机。

1. I flew to Milan in early March
   我3月初乘飞机到了米兰。
2. She was born in Austria on March 6, 1920
   她于1920年3月6日出生在奥地利。
3. The contract that was signed on Thursday morning was backdated to March 11
   周四早上签订的合同实际生效日期追溯到3月11日。
4. The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.
   冰不够厚，承载不了行军队伍的重量。
5. The United Nations brokered a peace in Mogadishu at the end of March.
   3月末，联合国出面在摩加迪沙进行了和平调解。
6. Our tour departs from Heathrow Airport on 31 March and returns 16 April
   我们这次旅行于3月31号从希思罗机场出发，4月16号返回。
7. I would be exceeding my powers if I ordered the march to be halted.
   如果我命令停止游行，我就越权了。
8. The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget.
   上个月提议的变动在3月份的预算中已经有所预兆了。
9. His firm took over the planting and general maintenance of the park last March.
   他的公司去年3月接管了公园的绿化和日常维护工作。
10. A Scottish battalion was marching down the street
    苏格兰军队的一个营正沿街行进。
11. Captain Ramirez called them to attention and marched them off to the main camp
    拉米雷斯上尉命令他们立正，然后齐步走到主营地。
12. The demonstrators then marched through the capital chanting slogans and demanding free elections
    示威者然后穿越首都游行，他们反复高喊口号要求进行自由选举。
13. Hundreds of activists marked the holy day by marching for peace and disarmament.
    数百名积极分子以呼吁和平与裁军的游行纪念了这个神圣的日子。
14. He marched into the kitchen without knocking.
    他没敲门就闯进了厨房。
15. They were marched through a crocodile-infested area and, if they slowed down, were beaten with sticks
    他们被押着穿过一个鳄鱼成群的地方，要是步子稍有放慢，便会遭棍打。
16. I marched him across the room, down the hall and out onto the doorstep.
    我拽着他穿过房间和大厅，来到门阶上。
17. It is easy to feel trampled by the relentless march of technology
    随着科技发展的日新月异，人们容易感到无所适从。
18. Society's march toward ever-increasing materialism was continuing.
    社会继续向日益高涨的物质享乐主义方向发展。
19. A military band played Russian marches and folk tunes.
    一支军乐队演奏了俄罗斯的进行曲与民乐。
20. They've had their marching orders
    他们已经收到了辞退的通知。
21. What does it take for a woman to say 'that's enough' and give her man his marching orders?
    女人要如何才能开得了口，对她的恋人说出“我受够了”，让他走人？
22. If its strategy succeeds, Mexico could even steal a march on its northern neighbour.
    如果策略得当，墨西哥甚至可以赶在其北部邻国之前抢得先机。
23. Sow the seed in a warm place in February/ March
    2月或3月里把种子播种在温暖的地方。
24. We had timed our visit for March 7
    我们把访问时间确定在3月7日。
25. Their long-prepared offensive was launched in the middle of March.
    他们在3月中旬发起了准备已久的攻势。
26. The regiment is on the march.
    该团在行军中。

march on

1. 继续行进；快速经过
   to move on or pass quickly
   1. Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government buildings.
      士兵在政府大楼外面来回练习队列行进。
   2. Quick march! (= the order to start marching)
      （口令）齐步走！
   3. They marched 20 miles to reach the capital.
      他们行进了20英里才到达首都。

march on…

1. 向…行进（以示抗议或进行攻击）
   to march to a place to protest about sth or to attack it
   1. The guards marched the prisoner away.
      卫兵押着囚犯离开了。

v.

get your marching orders

• 被命令离开；被解职
  to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc.

give sb their marching orders

• 命令某人离开；解雇
  to order sb to leave a place, their job, etc.

n.

on the march

• 在行军中；在行进中；在进展中
  marching somewhere
  1. The enemy are on the march.
     敌人正在行军途中。

steal a march (on sb)

• 抢先（某人）一步；抢得先机
  to gain an advantage over sb by doing sth before them

noun

1. a steady advance
   1. the march of science
   2. the march of time

2. the act of marching
   1. it was a long march
   2. we heard the sound of marching

   Synonym:    marching

3. genre of music written for marching
   1. Sousa wrote the best marches

   Synonym:    marching music

4. a procession of people walking together
   1. the march went up Fifth Avenue

5. district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
   1. the Welsh marches between England and Wales

   Synonym:    borderlandborder districtmarchland

verb

1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
   1. Canada adjoins the U.S.
   2. England marches with Scotland

   Synonym:    borderadjoinedgeabutbuttbutt againstbutt on

2. walk fast, with regular or measured steps
   1. He marched into the classroom and announced the exam
   2. The soldiers marched across the border

3. walk ostentatiously
   1. She parades her new husband around town

   Synonym:    paradeexhibit

4. march in a procession
   1. They processed into the dining room

   Synonym:    process

5. force to march
   1. The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria

6. cause to march or go at a marching pace
   1. They marched the mules into the desert

7. march in protest
   1. Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle

   Synonym:    demonstrate