military是集合名词,与the连用,强调整体时,谓语动词可用单数形式; 强调个体时,谓语动词可用复数形式。

As the police could not keep order in the city, the military were called in to help.由于警察无法维持城里的秩序,所以军队被召去加以协助。
The military has controlled the government.军人已经控制政府。

military, army, forces, troops
参见army条。

［同义词］ adj.  armed, defensive, martial
［词源］＜拉丁语militaris(军人,战士)

用作定语
▲～+n.
It's a military academy.这是一所军校。
My sister works in a military hospital.我姐姐在一家部队医院工作。
The military training is hard.军训是艰苦的。
The military might of the superpower is awesome.超级大国的军事力量令人畏惧。
The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
His bearing was very military.他很有军人气概。