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单词 ambush
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ambush
verb[T]
uk
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
tosuddenlyattacksomeone afterhidingandwaitingfor them:
伏击，埋伏突袭
Fivesoldiersdiedaftertheirbuswas ambushed on acountryroad.公车在一条乡村道路上遭到伏击，车上5名士兵身亡。
He was ambushedbygunmenon his way towork.他在上班的路上遭到了持枪歹徒的伏击。
Synonym
waylay
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to try to hurt someone using violence
  • attackHe was attacked in the car park.
  • assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
  • go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
  • come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
  • mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
  • ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attacking & invading
  • aggressor
  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • besiege
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • blockade
  • foray
  • going-over
  • hard power
  • hit and run
  • incursion
  • interdiction
  • kamikaze
  • privateer
  • raid
  • reconquer
  • reconquest
  • reducer
  • relieve
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ambush
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
anoccasionwhen apersonorgroupofpeopleare ambushed:
伏击，埋伏突袭
Several passers-by werekilledinthe ambush.这次伏击行动造成数名路人死亡。
Fear of ambushpreventsthepolicefrom going tohigh-riskareas.由于害怕遭到伏击，警察不敢去高风险地区巡逻。
lie/wait in ambush
tohideandwaitfor someone inordertoattackthem:
埋伏下来等待发动袭击
Thesoldierslayin ambush,theirgunsloaded.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attacking & invading
  • aggressor
  • beleaguer
  • beleaguered
  • besiege
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • blockade
  • foray
  • going-over
  • hard power
  • hit and run
  • incursion
  • interdiction
  • kamikaze
  • privateer
  • raid
  • reconquer
  • reconquest
  • reducer
  • relieve
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(Definition ofambushfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
ambush
verb[T]
uk
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
tosuddenlyattacksomeone afterhidingandwaitingfor them
伏击，埋伏突袭
Fivesoldiersdiedaftertheirbuswas ambushed on acountryroad.公车在一条乡村道路上遭到伏击，车上5名士兵身亡。
He was ambushedbygunmenon his way towork.他在上班的路上遭到了持枪歹徒的伏击。
ambush
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us
/ˈæm.bʊʃ/
anoccasionwhen apersonorgroupofpeopleare ambushed
伏击，埋伏突袭
Several passers-by werekilledinthe ambush.这次伏击行动造成数名路人死亡。
Fear of ambushpreventsthepolicefrom going tohigh-riskareas.由于害怕遭到伏击，警察不敢去高风险地区巡逻。
lie/wait in ambush
tohideandwaitfor someone inordertoattackthem.
埋伏下来等待发动袭击

ambush| American Dictionary

ambush
noun[C]
us
/ˈæm·bʊʃ/
asuddenandsurprisingattackon apersonorgroupby one or morepeoplewho have beenhidingandwaitingfor them:
Sevencommandoswerewoundedin an ambush.

ambush

verb[T]us
/ˈæm·bʊʃ/
The Air Cavalry wasambushedandsufferedbiglosses.
(Definition ofambushfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofambush

ambush
In other words, it is stopping the defence ambushing the prosecution.
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They may indulge in ambushes and night attacks on villages, but those things are perfectly legitimate methods of modern warfare.
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Driving away from the meet she was ambushed by a number of the hunting fraternity and physically attacked.
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Scores of rebels and troops died in ambushes.
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The poor success to the rebels which has attended recent ambushes, and the few casualties inflicted on the troops, proves that this armouring is efficient.
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I know the area where this incident occurred; it is an area where ambushes can easily take place.
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The observers reported "small scale ambushes"and"individual" atrocities by both sides.
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The intruder flees; the police are called, and invariably he is ambushed on the way home.
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Of these 32, 12 could be described as ambushes.
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The vehicles were travelling together but became separated, and the second vehicle was ambushed by bandits as it neared a road bend.
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I am sorry that my noble friend should have been ambushed in this way.
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He believes that people are "ambushed by death", and that hospitals never prepare families for the anguish and emotional pain of bereavement.
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I understand that defence lawyers are associated with "ambushes"and"fishing expeditions" that wrongfoot the prosecution.
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The soldiers now being sniped and ambushed are the servants of the people responsible to the people.
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When these young men are ambushed, there is practically no opportunity whatever to retaliate.
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