raid
noun[C]
uk/reɪd/us/reɪd/C2
ashortsuddenattack, usually by asmallgroupofpeople:
(通常由一小队人发起的)突袭,袭击Thecommandosmade/staged/carriedoutadaringraid (ontheenemy).突击队大胆(向敌人)发起了突袭。
planeson abombingraid执行空袭轰炸任务的飞机
theactofenteringaplacebyforceinordertostealfrom it:
抢劫;打劫Millions ofdollarswerestolenin abankraid lastnight.昨晚一家银行被劫走数百万美元。
C2
anoccasionwhen thepoliceenteraplacesuddenlyinordertofindsomeone or something:
(警方)查抄,突然搜查Thedrugswerefoundduring apoliceraidonthehouse.这些毒品是在警方查抄这栋房子时发现的。
- 23peoplewerearrestedandlargequantitiesofheroinwereseizedin adawnraid .
- Twoschoolswerehitduring theairraid.
- Thebankrobbersworemasksthroughoutthe raid.
- Hundreds ofciviliansweremassacredin the raid.
- In the raid,policefoundseveralboxesofobscenevideotapes.
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Arriving, entering and invading
Stealing
Detection & solving crimes
raid
verb[T]
uk/reɪd/us/reɪd/C2
toattackaplacesuddenly:
突袭,突击Thenomadsraided theenemycampandcapturedover 100camels.游牧部落突袭了敌人的营地,掠走了上百头骆驼。
toenteraplaceillegallyand usuallyviolently, andstealfrom it:
抢劫;洗劫;劫掠Thepostofficewas raided late atnight.昨晚深夜邮局遭到抢劫。
C2
(of thepolice) toenteraplacesuddenlyinordertofindsomeone or something:
(警方)突击检查,突然搜查Policeofficersfrom theorganizedcrimedivisionhave raidedbusinessesincentralLondon.有组织犯罪调查处的警察已经突击搜查了位于伦敦中心的一些公司。
informal
to take something from aplace, usuallysecretly:
(通常指偷偷地)从…把东西拿走,取走(某处的)东西IcaughtToby raidingthefridge.托比从冰箱里偷拿东西时被我撞上了。
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- reconquer
- reconquest
- reducer
- relieve
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Arriving, entering and invading
Stealing
Detection & solving crimes
Taking things away from someone or somewhere