Troops took up a defensive position around the town.

部队在全城采取了守势。

《牛津词典》

There has been a build-up of troops on both sides of the border.

边境两边的军队都在逐渐增兵。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.

部队对这一地区进行了清剿，以扫除一切残余的抵抗势力。

《牛津词典》

But the United States says deals governing the forty-seven thousand American troops in Japan are not up for renegotiation.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

However, there are light arm troops made up of those too poor to be in the phalanx, who do use projectiles and the projectiles are arrows, javelins, or stones thrown by slings.

然而的确有轻装部队,由没法进入方阵的穷人组成,他们使用投掷武器,包括弓箭,投枪,或者绳索绑着的石头

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From time to time, Union officers would ride up the hill to report what a great victory their troops were winning.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

The idea is to re-jigger the numbers to get that level of troops up to about 160, 000.

NPR: Bush Expected to Announce Increase of Troops

The details of Gen McChrystal's report are not known, but analysts say he had been expected to submit a range of options from 10, 000 additional troops up to 40, 000.

BBC: Afghan war 'not just US battle'

In the south west of Rwanda the French troops set up a secure zone, code-named Turquoise.

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