| 单词 | ambush |
| 释义 | ambush (once / 996 pages) nv An ambush is a sneak attack. To ambush your enemy, hide and wait for him to come near and then pounce on him. In war or in backyards, an ambush is a great way to surprise someone. Ambush comes from a Latin word meaning “to place in a wood,” and hiding in the woods behind a tree is a classic starting point for an ambush. The actual attack is called an ambush, but ambush is also a verb, so you can ambush your mom by dropping water balloons on her head from a tree. Please don’t tell her where you got that idea. WORD FAMILYambush: ambushed, ambusher, ambushes, ambushing+/ambusher: ambushers USAGE EXAMPLESEdward O’Grady, stopped a truck at a roadside checkpoint and were killed in an ambush. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Edward O’Grady, were killed in an ambush after stopping a truck at a roadside checkpoint. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) A black Iraq war veteran fatally shot the three police officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge in an ambush. Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise Syn|Hypo|Hyper ambuscade, lying in wait, trap dry-gulching the act of killing from ambush coup de main, surprise attack an attack without warning 2v wait in hiding to attack Syn|Hyper ambuscade, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay wait stay in one place and anticipate or expect something 3v hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing Syn|Hyper still-hunt hunt, hunt down, run, track down pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
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