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ambush

UK //ˈæm.bʊʃ//US //ˈæm.bʊʃ//

词源

源自中古英语 'embushen',来自古法语 'embuschier'(埋伏),由 'en-'(进入)和 'busche'(灌木丛)组成,字面意思是隐藏在灌木丛中。

noun

❶ 埋伏,指预先隐藏并突然袭击的行为,常用于军事或狩猎场景中,也比喻出其不意的攻击或陷阱。

“The soldiers set up an ambush in the dense forest.”

(士兵们在茂密的森林中设下埋伏。)

“The tiger waited in ambush for its prey.”

(老虎埋伏着等待猎物。)

同义词:trap, surprise attack, snare

verb

❶ 伏击,指通过隐藏并突然袭击某人或某物,常用于军事或比喻性的攻击行为。

“The rebels ambushed the government convoy.”

(叛军伏击了政府车队。)

“He was ambushed by reporters as he left the building.”

(他离开大楼时被记者们突然围堵。)

同义词:attack suddenly, waylay, bushwhack

常见短语

lie in ambush — 埋伏等待,指隐藏起来准备突然袭击或行动。

“The soldiers lay in ambush for hours before the enemy arrived.”

(士兵们埋伏了数小时,直到敌人到来。)

spring an ambush — 发动埋伏,指突然从隐藏处出击。

“The bandits sprang an ambush on the travelers.”

(强盗们对旅行者发动了伏击。)