Word · Frequency #4766
array
排列；布置；部署
to arrange or place things in an orderly way
- 1.
To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
给...穿衣打扮；装饰。
- 2.
To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
排列；部署。
- 3.
To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
(为审理案件)依次召集陪审员。
穿着；打扮；装饰；逐一传唤（陪审团）；给...穿衣打扮；装饰。；排列；部署。；(为审理案件)依次召集陪审员。
In use
The general arrayed his troops along the ridge for battle.
She arrayed herself in a beautiful silk dress for the ceremony.
The museum arrayed ancient artifacts in chronological order.
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。
array + oneself + in + noun phrase
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。
array + something + against + someone/something
表示部署（武器等）以对抗某人或某物。
Connections
Collocations
- be arrayed in
- 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。
- array troops
- 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。
- be arrayed against
- 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。
- array in rows
- 排列成行
- The chairs were arrayed in rows facing the stage.椅子面向舞台排列成行。
Pop culture & quotes
- And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
- 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！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：a + ray（光线）——一束束光线整齐排列，所以array表示“排列、部署”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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