phalanxes

英 [ˈfælæŋksɪz]

美 [ˈfeɪlæŋksɪz]

n. 密集的人(或东西); 方阵
phalanx的复数

The other two phalanxes were led by senior generals.
每项一个方阵由一名将军率领。
Watching the two men arrive at court with their phalanxes of bodyguards, it is hard for a disinterested observer to take sides.
看着这两个人在大批保镖的簇拥下抵达法庭，一个利益不相关的旁观者很难决定应该站在哪一边。
That incongruous sight was soon eclipsed by a gushing fire hydrant and phalanxes of neighbors pushing brooms to work the water and dirt down the street.
消防水龙头喷出大水，邻居们组成方阵，挥着扫把将水和灰尘顺着街道扫过去，原来那种不和谐的景象很快消失了。
A study on the relationship between the proximal phalanxes and height of the adolescents at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
高原汉族青少年近节指骨与身高的关系