单词 | ambush |
释义 | ambushambushesambushambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ noun [countable] a sudden attack by people who have been waiting and hiding: Two soldiers were killed in an ambush near the border.soldierbekill两名士兵在边境附近遭伏击身亡。—ambushambushesambushedambushingambush verb [transitive]THESAURUS: ambushattack to use violence against a person or place: A gang of boys attacked him and started punching him.boyattackstartpunchThe town was attacked by US forces.beattackforcecome under attack to start to be attacked: The city came under attack from enemy planes.comeplaneinvade to enter a country and try to get control of it using force: Germany invaded Russia in 1941.invadeambush if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them: He was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work.beambushgunmandriveretaliate to attack someone who has attacked you: The demonstrators threw stones at the police, who retaliated by firing rubber bullets.demonstratorthrowstoneretaliatefirebulletmug to attack someone in a public place in order to steal from them: I don’t like walking home after dark – I’m worried I’ll get mugged.walkworrymugassault formal to attack someone violently and hurt them – used especially to emphasize that this is a crime: The man was arrested for assaulting a police officer.bearrestassault |
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