Lacking a standing army, the royal claimants called on magnates and issued "commissions of array" to officers in the shires to raise men.

王室常备军不足，便发动各路诸侯，并向各郡下达“动员令”，征集勤王大军。

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Israel has a relatively small standing army and its strength is based on its reserves.

以色列拥有一支规模相对较小的常备军，它的兵力基于其预备役部队。

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Not until the war France in 1697 did William III persuade Parliament to create a professional standing army, and Parliaments price for doing so was to keep the army under tight legislative control.

直到1697年的法国战争，威廉三世才说服国会建立一支专业的常备军，而国会这样做的代价是将军队置于严格的立法控制之下。

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He says they are like a standing army that you only deploy in times of crisis.

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Here's a hoplite standing like this, and when he comes into contact with the opposing army, he will presumably strike down in this way.

这儿有个重步兵这样站着,当在战场中遭遇敌人时,他应该会这样刺下去

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They didn't want a large standing army.

他们不想要这样大型的常备军

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Not until the Second World War did the United States establish what would become a standing army.

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The East India Company controlled a standing army of some 200, 000 men, more than most European states.

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"The Founding Fathers were afraid of a standing army, " explains Guthman.

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