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array + noun phrase
表示布置或排列军队、物品等。
The general arrayed his troops along the ridge.
将军把他的部队沿着山脊排列起来。
排列；布置；部署
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排列；布置；部署
to arrange or place things in an orderly way
The general arrayed his troops along the ridge.
将军把他的部队沿着山脊排列起来。
给...穿衣打扮；装饰。
To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
排列；部署。
To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
(为审理案件)依次召集陪审员。
To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
array
Base
原形
arrays
3rd person
第三人称单数
arraying
-ing
现在分词
arrayed
Past
过去式
arrayed
Past participle
过去分词
They array the troops for battle.
他们排列军队准备战斗。
She arrayed the data in a table.
她将数据排列成表格。
He is arraying the books on the shelf.
他正在把书排列在书架上。
规则动词
The general arrayed his troops along the ridge for battle.
将军将部队沿山脊部署，准备战斗。
She arrayed herself in a beautiful silk dress for the ceremony.
她穿上漂亮的丝绸连衣裙参加典礼。
The museum arrayed ancient artifacts in chronological order.
博物馆按时间顺序陈列古代文物。
表示布置或排列军队、物品等。
The general arrayed his troops along the ridge.
将军把他的部队沿着山脊排列起来。
表示打扮、穿着，通常用于正式或华丽的服装。
She arrayed herself in a beautiful silk gown.
她穿上了一件漂亮的丝绸长袍。
表示部署（武器等）以对抗某人或某物。
They arrayed the cannons against the enemy fortress.
他们把大炮部署在敌人要塞对面。
Not this
The books are arrayed on the shelf.
Use this
The books are arranged on the shelf.
虽然'array'有'排列'的意思，但在日常英语中更常用'arrange'表示整理物品；'array'通常用于正式或军事语境，如'array the troops'。建议根据语境选择更自然的动词。
Not this
The data arrayed according to size.
Use this
The data is arrayed according to size.
动词'array'是及物动词，需要接宾语或者使用被动语态。原句缺少被动结构，正确形式应为'The data is arrayed...'或'They arrayed the data...'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
穿着；身穿（正式或华丽衣物）
The bride was arrayed in a long white gown.
新娘穿着一件白色长礼服。
部署部队；列阵
The general arrayed his troops on the hill.
将军在山上部署了他的部队。
列阵对抗；反对
The two armies were arrayed against each other across the valley.
两支军队隔着山谷列阵对峙。
排列成行
The chairs were arrayed in rows facing the stage.
椅子面向舞台排列成行。
然而我告诉你们，就是所罗门极荣华的时候，他所穿戴的，还不如这花一朵呢！
From Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:28-29), this famous line teaches people not to worry about clothing, since God cares for even the lilies of the field.
这句名言出自耶稣的“登山宝训”（马太福音6:28-29），教导人不要为穿着忧虑，因为神连野地里的百合花都看顾。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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联想：a + ray（光线）——一束束光线整齐排列，所以array表示“排列、部署”。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、military or tactical settings、legal proceedings 作为动词，array 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示“排列、部署”或“穿衣打扮、装饰”；在法律语境中表示“依次召集陪审团”。日常口语中较少使用。
Words ending in -ay (ray, play, delay) rhyme with array's stressed /eɪ/. But spelling lookalikes with arr- do not rhyme: arrive has /aɪ/, arrow has /æ/, and arrange adds /ndʒ/ after /eɪ/.
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