Foray



GRE Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. / n. 突袭, 偷袭
• ［英］ v. / n. 突袭, 偷袭 ( to raid for spoils; plunder; pillage)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: for ( 为了) , ray ( 光线) -> 为了光明 -> 偷袭敌人
• ［例］ The officer sent a few of his men on a foray.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English forrayen, from Anglo-French forreyer, foreer, probably back-formation from *forrier, *forreour forager, raider, from fuerre, foer provender — more at forage
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • archaic to ravage in search of spoils ; pillage
• intransitive verb
  • to make a raid or brief invasion <forayed into enemy territory>
• ? forayer noun

II. noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils ; raid
• 2. a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere <the novelist's foray into nonfiction>

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