| 单词 | foray |
| 释义 | foray (fɒreɪ , US fɔːreɪ ) Word forms: forays 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] If you make a foray into a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it. The fashion house has made a discreet foray into furnishings. [+ into] ...her first forays into politics. [+ into] Synonyms: raid, sally, incursion, inroad 2. countable noun You can refer to a short journey that you make as a foray if it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing. Most guests make at least one foray into the town. [+ into/to] A foray to your supermarket will supply all the ready-made foods for an excellent picnic. 3. countable noun If a group of soldiers make a foray into enemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory. ...a British military foray into Abyssinia. [+ into] Collocations: initial foray My thought was, let's do an initial foray. Christianity Today Your initial foray into acting wasn't that promising ... Times, Sunday Times After his initial foray into writing, he began to have his articles published fairly regularly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the 1930s, portions of the property would be developed, as the company's initial foray into real estate development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact his initial foray into basketball was greeted with heartbreak and disappointment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you have three central defenders that cannot make it work, your wing-backs have to be full-backs who perhaps make a foray forward occasionally. Times, Sunday Times But that didn't make his foray into polyamory any less awkward. The Sun Six years ago when he made his foray into water coolers filled from the mains, many people were sceptical, believing that coolers using bottled water were the obvious choice. Times, Sunday Times It has made some forays outside this market. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made his foray into the entertainment arena with notable shows that were going to prove to be milestones in television for the posterity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was the very occasional foray into beige, but at the gold end of the spectrum. Times, Sunday Times I am not ruling out the occasional foray into print. Times, Sunday Times He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not content with occasional forays into the subject, he has now decided to make it his metier. Times, Sunday Times These mostly featured their familiar sketch and standup routines but there were occasional forays into situation comedy. Times, Sunday Times It excels in the midfield where tight passing triangles, bursts of pace and ingenuity are required to give you that all too rare foray towards goal. The Sun (2009) One of the founding fathers of socially conscious hip-hop makes a rare foray to British shores. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was a rare foray into the limelight for a politician who was press officer for the Cairngorms national park only five years ago. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was a rare foray into the opposition half and a couple of inches the other way would have been harsh on the hosts. Times, Sunday Times (2015) However, a recent foray into what might be called the real world proved highly revelatory, not to mention inspiring. Times, Sunday Times On a recent foray, they approached a group of five wary-looking young men. Houston Chronicle He talked about his own acting career plus his recent forays into writing, directing and producing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 涉足 Japanese: 進出 |
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