英语词汇“ambush”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

ambushambush1 /ˈæmbʊʃ/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYambush¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French embuschier, from en in + busche wood

COLLOCATIONS► in an ambush

The three journalists were killed in an ambush.

a sudden attack by people who have been waiting and hiding, or the place where this happens: The three journalists were killed in an ambush. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French embuschier, from en in + busche wood]

noun | verb

ambushambush2 verb [transitive]

THESAURUSuse violence► attack

to deliberately use physical violence against someone: Two men attacked him in the street. A snake is unlikely to attack unless it feels threatened.

► attack

to use violence against someone and try to hurt him or her: The man attacked her as she was walking home at night.

► assault

to attack and hurt someone. Used when talking about a crime: He is accused of assaulting a police officer.

► mug

to attack someone and steal from him or her in a public place such as a street: Someone was mugged right outside of my apartment building.

► ambush

to suddenly attack someone after waiting in a hidden place: The judge was ambushed by a gang of men as he drove to work at the courthouse.

to attack someone from a place where you have been hiding
► see thesaurus at attack2

单词	ambush
释义	noun \| verb ambushambush1 /ˈæmbʊʃ/ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYambush¹ Origin: 1300-1400 Old French embuschier, from en in + busche wood Collocations COLLOCATIONS► in an ambush The three journalists were killed in an ambush. a sudden attack by people who have been waiting and hiding, or the place where this happens: The three journalists were killed in an ambush. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French embuschier, from en in + busche wood] noun \| verb ambushambush2 verb [transitive] Thesaurus THESAURUSuse violence► attack to deliberately use physical violence against someone: Two men attacked him in the street. A snake is unlikely to attack unless it feels threatened. ► attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt him or her: The man attacked her as she was walking home at night. ► assault to attack and hurt someone. Used when talking about a crime: He is accused of assaulting a police officer. ► mug to attack someone and steal from him or her in a public place such as a street: Someone was mugged right outside of my apartment building. ► ambush to suddenly attack someone after waiting in a hidden place: The judge was ambushed by a gang of men as he drove to work at the courthouse. to attack someone from a place where you have been hiding ► see thesaurus at attack2
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