| 释义 |
for·ay /ˈfɒreɪ/ n. | vi. | vt.
I n.
1. (目的在于破坏或掠夺粮食、武器等的)突袭，闪电式侵袭
make a foray on a town 对一城镇进行突袭
go on a foray 去进行突袭
2. 短暂的访问
the president's three-day foray into the South 总统对南方3天短暂的访问
From time to time he made forays to the pavement booksellers. 他常常驻足街头书摊。
3. (尤指对非本职工作的)初步尝试
the scientist's foray into fiction 那科学家对撰写小说的初步尝试
It was his first foray into politics. 那是他初次涉足政治活动。
II ❶ vi.
(尤指为掠夺粮食等)进行突袭
foray into enemy territory 对敌人所在地区进行闪电式侵袭
❷ vt.
对(城镇等)进行侵袭；在…进行劫掠
[<ME forrayen to pillage < OFr forrer < fuerre fodder] |