Raid



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.突然袭击
• ［英］ n.突然袭击 ( a surprise attack by a small force)
• ［记］ 不要和rail ( 猛烈指责) 相混
• ［例］ make a raid on the enemy coas

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English (Scots) rade, from Old English rād ride, raid — more at road
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a hostile or predatory incursion
  • b. a surprise attack by a small force
• 2.
  • a. a brief foray outside one's usual sphere
  • b. a sudden invasion by officers of the law
  • c. a daring operation against a competitor
  • d. the recruiting of personnel (as faculty, executives, or athletes) from competing organizations
• 3. the act of mulcting public money
• 4. an attempt by professional operators to depress stock prices by concerted selling

II. verb

• Date: 1865
• intransitive verb
  • to conduct or take part in a raid
• transitive verb
  • to make a raid on

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