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单词 ambush
释义
ambush
(æmbʊʃ )
Word forms: ambushes , ambushing , ambushed
1. verb
If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
The Guatemalan army says rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: trap, attack, surprise, deceive  
2. variable noun
An ambush is an attack on someone by people who have been hiding and waiting for them.
A police officer has been left seriously injured following an ambush.
Synonyms: trap, snare, attack, lure  
3. in ambush phrase
If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
The gunmen, lying in ambush, opened fire, killing the driver.
Collocations:
ambush attack
The battle was lost in an ambush attack, a dishonorable act by the rules of knighthood.
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As the female squid descend to the sea floor to attach their eggs, guarded by the males, they become vulnerable to the sharks' ambush attacks.
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They will also sometimes launch ambush attacks on small fish from the cover of vegetation, with their colouration acting as disruptive camouflage.
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Specific tactics can be applied: land units can be hidden under trees for ambush attacks and tread marks left by enemy tanks can be scouted to their base.
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ambush marketing
These put a strict ban on ambush marketing in the restricted area.
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I had to explain to them that the statute needed to criminalise ambush marketing, even if it took place on private property.
Times, Sunday Times
The slow drip of ambush marketing turns us into a bag of suspicions.
Times, Sunday Times
I can see why sponsors dislike ambush marketing.
Times, Sunday Times
But she added any objects or clothing bearing political statements or overt commercial identification intended for 'ambush marketing' would be prohibited.
The Sun
ambush prey
These birds stand still at the water's edge and wait to ambush prey, but are easier to see than many small heron species.
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It buries itself in the sand to ambush prey, leaving only its eyes, mouth and nose exposed.
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Night herons stand still at the water's edge, and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night.
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The species has some quite novel hunting strategies, including shadowing monk seals to pick off escaping prey, as well as using sharks to ambush prey.
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Snow leopards prefer to ambush prey from above, using broken terrain to conceal their approach.
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Translations:
Chinese: 埋伏, 伏击
Japanese: 待ち伏せ, 待ち伏せて攻撃する
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