foray

英 ['fɒreɪ] 美 ['fɔːreɪ]

• v. 突袭；侵略；劫掠
• n. 突袭；尝试

英英释义

Noun:

1. a sudden short attack

2. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence);

   "scientists' forays into politics"
   

Verb:

1. steal goods; take as spoils;

   "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
   

2. briefly enter enemy territory

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. They forayed into enemy territory.
   他们对敌军领土进行了突袭。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The officer sent a few of his men on a foray.
   军官送了一些他的人去突袭。
2. This is the company's first foray into the computer market.
   这是该公司打入计算机市场的首次尝试。

经典引文

• They make frequent forays southwards to raid and plunder crops and livestock.

  出自： D. Lessing

• Occasional forays into upper-crust life, spending a weekend at some country house.

  出自： A. Powell

近反义词

【近义词】

• raid 突然袭击
• pillage 掠夺
• plunder 掠夺
• invade 侵略
• assault 攻击
• attack 攻击
• expedition 远征
• incursion 侵犯
• sortie 出击
• venture 冒险(事业)
• descent 下降
• inroad 侵袭
• invasion 侵略
• pirate 海盗
• reave 抢夺
• loot 掠夺品
• rifle 步枪
• maraud 抢劫
• despoil 夺取
• strip 剥去
• ransack 彻底搜索