| 单词 | foray |
| 释义 | foray —forayer, n. /fawr"ay, for"ay/, n. 1. a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port. 2. a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls. 3. an initial venture: a successful foray into politics. v.i. 4. to make a raid; pillage; maraud. 5. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure: foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets. v.t. 6. to ravage in search of plunder; pillage. [1350-1400; ME forraien, appar. by back formation from forrayour, forreour, forrier < OF forrier, fourrier, equiv. to fo(u)rr(er), deriv. of fuerre provender (see FORAGE) + -ier -IER2] Syn. 1. attack, assault, invasion, incursion, sortie. |
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