Foray
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[编辑] 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.
[编辑] 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>