| 单词 | convoy |
| 释义 | convoy (kɒnvɔɪ ) Word forms: convoys , convoying, convoyed 1. countable noun [oft in NOUN] A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies. ...humanitarian relief convoys. They travel in convoy with armed guards. Synonyms: escort, entourage, guard, protection 2. verb To convoy goods or people somewhere means to move them there in a convoy. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: escort, conduct, accompany, shepherd Collocations: army convoy The truck revved its motor and chased the army convoy. Times, Sunday Times When attacks are turned from army convoys to civilian hang-outs, the layers begin to peel off to reveal the true challenge of establishing peace here. Times, Sunday Times There was widespread fear that large-scale violence would be triggered, as army convoys and police battalions were deployed in the city to impose a curfew. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The convoy moved on and the man was left for dead in the middle of the road. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The car was torched where it lay and the convoy moved on. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) Veterans raised their arms in salute for one minute, then another as the convoy moved away. The Sun (2008) Arriving in a convoy of cars, they buzzed repeatedly on the footballer's intercom - telling him to come out and face them. The Sun The men who spearheaded the rescue arrived in a convoy of cars disguised as local taxis and pick-up trucks. Times, Sunday Times It was 48 minutes before the most expensive and fastest convoy of cars in the world piloted by multimillionaire drivers trudged off behind the safety car again. Times, Sunday Times A convoy of cars, sleek sedans with tinted windows driven out from the city, draws to a halt. Times, Sunday Times Trying to force a way through was a convoy of trucks full of soldiers. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday afternoon a convoy of trucks emerged from the sand dunes that surround the mine. Times, Sunday Times Options under consideration include an airlift or a convoy of trucks to speed the civilians to safety. The Sun The assailants arrived in a convoy of vehicles. Houston Chronicle An hour later a convoy of vehicles gets the order to 'strike, strike, strike' and rolls up to the shuttered doors of a rundown warehouse. Times, Sunday Times After he was first spotted attacking an electricity sub-station, the convoy of vehicles following his odyssey grew to include more than 20 police cars. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses said that up to four helicopters swooped on a convoy of vehicles before opening fire. Times, Sunday Times The convoy of vehicles they were riding in was hit by an airstrike, and they were left wandering around the unfamiliar country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite the success in reaching the convoy route undetected, the operation failed due to faulty intelligence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players can lie in wait along the convoy routes and ambush the ships, picking up the ore and redirecting it to their own nation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Efficient convoy routes sometimes required ocean meeting points more distant from bases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her efforts aided in keeping convoy routes clear for the safe passage of troop ships and supply vessels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Motorists will use an app to book to join a convoy at a set point. The Sun When they're ready to join the convoy, they press a button on the dashboard to link up with the convoy leader, who accepts the vehicle into the road train. Times, Sunday Times He shared news articles reporting on the chaos and claimed that 20,000 people had joined the convoy. Times,Sunday Times Three ambulances joined the convoy. Times, Sunday Times The ship joined a convoy of over fifty other vessels, including destroyer escorts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We constantly face difficult decisions such as whether to accept a military convoy to enable us to reach vulnerable communities in a war zone. Times, Sunday Times We travelled as part of a military convoy. Times,Sunday Times Guerrillas hiding in the fields would often fire at the military convoy or detonate mines planted in the road. The Times Literary Supplement A passenger in a trapped military convoy had also opened fire. Times, Sunday Times The first military convoy across the country received much publicity from many newspapers nationwide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three insisted on appearing in court in person - and were whisked there under armed guard in a heavily-armoured police convoy. The Sun The first outward sign of the ensuing drama was when a police convoy blocked off streets around the 17-yearold suspect's cul-de-sac. Times, Sunday Times The popular show opens with the ambush of a police convoy. The Sun The target appeared to be a police convoy - one bus was destroyed and the windows blown out in another. Times, Sunday Times The promoters of the track also arranged for police convoys to accompany teams leaving the track. Times, Sunday Times Real and dummy tanks, a bridge and a road convoy were located near one of the airstrips and a small railway was built to provide moving targets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Locals resent his road convoys, which are blamed for traffic snarl-ups. Times, Sunday Times Oil tanks, road convoys and troop and supply trains were also targets. Times, Sunday Times Besides the police and military escort for the trains, the road convoys had restricted airspace overhead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group's aircraft attacked railroad yards, road convoys, and troops both on roads and in towns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A protective security convoy encircled the torch on its journey. The Sun He was the only person in the vehicle and there was no sign of a security convoy. Times, Sunday Times His new role could include accompanying other troops, being part of security convoys or fighting. Times, Sunday Times Later he led a fighting patrol to destroy vehicles and stores of a supply convoy, before returning with useful information on the enemy's dispositions. Times, Sunday Times It raided two enemy emergency landing grounds, destroying unguarded aircraft and a considerable amount of aviation spirit and a supply convoy carrying petrol and official mail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Supply convoys and armoured patrols regularly leave its heavily defended gates to support forward operating bases, patrol bases and checkpoints spread across the province. Times, Sunday Times This had an effect on troop and supply convoys as well as on artillery movement, which were dependent on horses and mules. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Supply convoys used both armored and unarmored vehicles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 护送 Japanese: 護衛されている輸送車隊 |
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