阵（陣）zhènⅠ ❶ （作战队伍的行列或组合方式） battle array [formation]: 布 ～ deploy the troops in battle formation [array]; 长蛇 ～ single-line battle formation; 雁 ～ a flock of wild geese flying in formation
❷ （阵地） position; front: 上 ～ go to battle; 败 ～ be defeated
❸ （一段时间） a spell; a period of time: 这 ～ 儿 these days; recent days; recently; 那 ～ 儿 at that time; in those days; then Ⅱ （表示事情或动作经过的段落）: 一 ～ 炮火 a burst of gunfire; 一 ～ 雨 a spatter of rain; 一 ～ 风 a blast [gust] of wind
◆阵地 position; front; battle field; possy; 阵发性 paroxysmal; 阵风 gust; thud; blast of wind; gust of wind; puff of wind; 阵脚 front line; [喻] position; situation; circumstances; 阵列 {统} array; 阵容 battle array; battle formation; [喻] lineup; 阵势 battle array; a disposition of combat forces; battle formation; situation; condition; circumstances; 阵亡 be killed in action; fall in battle; 阵线 front; ranks; alignment; 阵营 a group of people who pursue a common interest; camp; 阵雨 {气} shower; 阵阵 spasmodically; riffle; play; beat; 阵子 a period of |