ambushed
past simple and past participle ofambush
| 单词 | ambushed |
| 释义 | ambushed past simple and past participle ofambush ambush verb[T] uk/ˈæm.bʊʃ/us/ˈæm.bʊʃ/tosuddenlyattacksomeone afterhidingandwaitingfor them: Fivesoldiersdiedaftertheirbuswas ambushed on acountryroad. He was ambushedbygunmenon his way towork. Synonym waylay to try to hurt someone using violence
Attacking & invading
Examplesofambushedambushed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Beyond the veneer of elections, the state remainsambushed, privatised, repressive and unpopular. From theCambridge English Corpus Halhed thought that he had beenambushedwhile taking a leisure ride, while the villagers thought they were about to be attacked and therefore tried to defend themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus These are people who have been assassinated andambushedin their homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Driving away from the meet she wasambushedby a number of the hunting fraternity and physically attacked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be incredible if it wereambushedand bushwhacked there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was foisted on him; he wasambushed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The intruder flees; the police are called, and invariably he isambushedon the way home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he not agree that an ambush presupposes that it is known that the people to beambushedare likely to come? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The vehicles were travelling together but became separated, and the second vehicle wasambushedby bandits as it neared a road bend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry that my noble friend should have beenambushedin this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He believes that people are "ambushedby death", and that hospitals never prepare families for the anguish and emotional pain of bereavement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The soldiers now being sniped andambushedare the servants of the people responsible to the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When these young men areambushed, there is practically no opportunity whatever to retaliate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He and his men wereambushedjust before they arrived at the village. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They wereambushedby a large number of men, probably 50. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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