| 单词 | raid |
| 释义 | raid (once / 302 pages) 1nv 2nv A raid is a military attack, especially a quick surprise attack. The word comes from the military but has spread out — police might raid a shady nightclub to find bad guys, or a babysitter might raid the refrigerator. When an army launches a raid, you can say they raid, or attack abruptly. This verb can also be used to mean "search" or "enter unexpectedly," as when police officers raid a suspect's home or summer campers' raid a neighboring cabin. The military meaning is the oldest, and the word comes from the Scottish rade, "a riding" or "a journey," from the Old English rad, which is also the root of road. WORD FAMILYraid: raided, raider, raiding, raids+/raider: raiders USAGE EXAMPLESGariev said that as he and his allies turned their attention away from domestic politics, raids by the police also subsided. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The account said police, acting on a tip, then raided a village looking for the attackers. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Police raids to disrupt suspected holiday terror plots led to several shootouts in which five militants were killed and 20 arrested. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a sudden short attack Syn|Hypo|Hyper foray, maraud air attack, air raid an attack by armed planes on a surface target swoopa very rapid raid incursion, penetration an attack that penetrates into enemy territory 2v search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on The police raided the crack house Syn|Hyper bust assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 3v enter someone else's territory and take spoils The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly Syn|Hypo|Hyper foray into maraud raid and rove in search of booty encroach upon, intrude on, invade, obtrude upon to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate 4v search for something needed or desired 2Our babysitter raided our refrigerator Hyper search subject to a search 1n an attempt by speculators to defraud investors Hyper defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else 2v take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies Hyper arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession |
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