Definition of guerrilla in English:

guerrilla

(also guerilla)

noun ɡəˈrɪləɡəˈrɪlə

1A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
游击队员
this town fell to the guerrillas
这个小镇被游击队攻占。
as modifier guerrilla warfare
游击战。
Example sentencesExamples
- State news agency MIA said the guerrillas were opening fire from a Tetovo suburb.
- By taking care of routine policing and security, they will free the US army to conduct raids and fight the guerrillas.
- Russian forces have been fighting the separatist guerrillas on and off since 1994.
- He promised a massive military response to the guerillas with a budget of a billion dollars and a million men enlisted as volunteers.
- During the eighteenth century, the Sikhs had to fight a guerilla war against huge forces.
- The US military estimated about 100 guerrillas had been killed in the assault.
- It was the first major strategic attack carried out by a guerilla force and the attackers came from within as well as without our society.
- It was system of indirect control, with the US constantly fighting low level guerilla warfare with special forces.
- They were transformed into a both a modern guerilla force, and a terror outfit.
- This program forced civilians to take sides and served to increasingly isolate guerillas from popular support.
- It's not like Russia where you can retreat and retreat - you hole up and fight a guerilla war, or you run out of country.
- In practice this has been an inefficient way of aiding the country's fight against left-wing guerrillas.
- When you're fighting guerrillas, or terrorists, the enemy is quite literally hydra-headed.
- The US is concerned that the weapons are intended for domestic militias or foreign guerillas.
- Many innocent civilians have been caught in the middle of a war between the country's military and the guerillas.
- In the rush to war, the Western Coalition was not prepared for the guerilla warfare they're now faced with.
- The accepted ratio of government forces to guerrillas is often cited as 10:1.
- The regiment has long experience in Yemen, where it fought against guerrillas in the 1960s.
- The military power employed went beyond American troops engaged in fighting guerillas.
- Rebel guerrillas would be tracked, then intercepted before reaching their targets.
Synonyms
freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, partisan
rebel, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist
terrorist
1. 1.1as modifier Referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization.
  （行为，活动）即兴的，临时的（常未获许可或授权）
  guerrilla gigs
  即兴现场演奏会。
  Example sentencesExamples
  All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist.
  The guerrilla gigs and the reduced-price gigs are an extension of this philosophy, and an attempt to form a community.
  Here's one for luck, a deadly nicotine tea used for the mass destruction of aphids by guerrilla gardeners.
  These days, a friendship with Pete Doherty and a habit of guerrilla gigging virtually guarantee success.
  We're guerrilla publishers: you see a gap and fill it to as high a standard as possible.
  Several small actions took place - street theatre, guerrilla gardening, sitdowns.

Origin

Early 19th century (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra 'war'.

A Spanish word that means literally ‘little war’. When it was first used in reports of the Peninsular War, fought between the French and the British in Spain and Portugal from 1808 to 1814, it meant ‘irregular war carried on by small bodies of men’ as well as ‘a member of an independent group of fighters’.

Rhymes

Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, Camilla, cedilla, chiller, chinchilla, driller, Drusilla, fibrillar, filler, flotilla, fulfiller, Godzilla, gorilla, griller, killer, Manila, manilla, mantilla, miller, pillar, Priscilla, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Schiller, scilla, scintilla, spiller, swiller, thriller, tiller, vanilla, vexilla, villa, Willa, willer, zorilla

Definition of guerrilla in US English:

guerrilla

(also guerilla)

nounɡəˈrɪləɡəˈrilə

1A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
游击队员
this small town fell to the guerrillas
这个小镇被游击队攻占。
as modifier guerrilla warfare
游击战。
Example sentencesExamples
- The military power employed went beyond American troops engaged in fighting guerillas.
- In the rush to war, the Western Coalition was not prepared for the guerilla warfare they're now faced with.
- It was the first major strategic attack carried out by a guerilla force and the attackers came from within as well as without our society.
- Rebel guerrillas would be tracked, then intercepted before reaching their targets.
- Russian forces have been fighting the separatist guerrillas on and off since 1994.
- When you're fighting guerrillas, or terrorists, the enemy is quite literally hydra-headed.
- Many innocent civilians have been caught in the middle of a war between the country's military and the guerillas.
- They were transformed into a both a modern guerilla force, and a terror outfit.
- This program forced civilians to take sides and served to increasingly isolate guerillas from popular support.
- The US is concerned that the weapons are intended for domestic militias or foreign guerillas.
- The US military estimated about 100 guerrillas had been killed in the assault.
- State news agency MIA said the guerrillas were opening fire from a Tetovo suburb.
- In practice this has been an inefficient way of aiding the country's fight against left-wing guerrillas.
- It was system of indirect control, with the US constantly fighting low level guerilla warfare with special forces.
- During the eighteenth century, the Sikhs had to fight a guerilla war against huge forces.
- It's not like Russia where you can retreat and retreat - you hole up and fight a guerilla war, or you run out of country.
- By taking care of routine policing and security, they will free the US army to conduct raids and fight the guerrillas.
- He promised a massive military response to the guerillas with a budget of a billion dollars and a million men enlisted as volunteers.
- The accepted ratio of government forces to guerrillas is often cited as 10:1.
- The regiment has long experience in Yemen, where it fought against guerrillas in the 1960s.
Synonyms
freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, partisan
1. 1.1as modifier Referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization.
  （行为，活动）即兴的，临时的（常未获许可或授权）
  guerrilla theater
  Example sentencesExamples
  These days, a friendship with Pete Doherty and a habit of guerrilla gigging virtually guarantee success.
  Several small actions took place - street theatre, guerrilla gardening, sitdowns.
  Here's one for luck, a deadly nicotine tea used for the mass destruction of aphids by guerrilla gardeners.
  The guerrilla gigs and the reduced-price gigs are an extension of this philosophy, and an attempt to form a community.
  We're guerrilla publishers: you see a gap and fill it to as high a standard as possible.
  All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist.

Origin

Early 19th century (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’.

单词	guerrilla
释义	Definition of guerrilla in English: guerrilla (also guerilla) noun ɡəˈrɪləɡəˈrɪlə 1A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces. 游击队员 this town fell to the guerrillas 这个小镇被游击队攻占。 as modifier guerrilla warfare 游击战。 Example sentencesExamples State news agency MIA said the guerrillas were opening fire from a Tetovo suburb. By taking care of routine policing and security, they will free the US army to conduct raids and fight the guerrillas. Russian forces have been fighting the separatist guerrillas on and off since 1994. He promised a massive military response to the guerillas with a budget of a billion dollars and a million men enlisted as volunteers. During the eighteenth century, the Sikhs had to fight a guerilla war against huge forces. The US military estimated about 100 guerrillas had been killed in the assault. It was the first major strategic attack carried out by a guerilla force and the attackers came from within as well as without our society. It was system of indirect control, with the US constantly fighting low level guerilla warfare with special forces. They were transformed into a both a modern guerilla force, and a terror outfit. This program forced civilians to take sides and served to increasingly isolate guerillas from popular support. It's not like Russia where you can retreat and retreat - you hole up and fight a guerilla war, or you run out of country. In practice this has been an inefficient way of aiding the country's fight against left-wing guerrillas. When you're fighting guerrillas, or terrorists, the enemy is quite literally hydra-headed. The US is concerned that the weapons are intended for domestic militias or foreign guerillas. Many innocent civilians have been caught in the middle of a war between the country's military and the guerillas. In the rush to war, the Western Coalition was not prepared for the guerilla warfare they're now faced with. The accepted ratio of government forces to guerrillas is often cited as 10:1. The regiment has long experience in Yemen, where it fought against guerrillas in the 1960s. The military power employed went beyond American troops engaged in fighting guerillas. Rebel guerrillas would be tracked, then intercepted before reaching their targets. Synonyms freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, partisan rebel, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist terrorist 1.1as modifier Referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization. （行为，活动）即兴的，临时的（常未获许可或授权） guerrilla gigs 即兴现场演奏会。 Example sentencesExamples All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist. The guerrilla gigs and the reduced-price gigs are an extension of this philosophy, and an attempt to form a community. Here's one for luck, a deadly nicotine tea used for the mass destruction of aphids by guerrilla gardeners. These days, a friendship with Pete Doherty and a habit of guerrilla gigging virtually guarantee success. We're guerrilla publishers: you see a gap and fill it to as high a standard as possible. Several small actions took place - street theatre, guerrilla gardening, sitdowns. Origin Early 19th century (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra 'war'. A Spanish word that means literally ‘little war’. When it was first used in reports of the Peninsular War, fought between the French and the British in Spain and Portugal from 1808 to 1814, it meant ‘irregular war carried on by small bodies of men’ as well as ‘a member of an independent group of fighters’. Rhymes Anguilla, Aquila, Attila, Camilla, cedilla, chiller, chinchilla, driller, Drusilla, fibrillar, filler, flotilla, fulfiller, Godzilla, gorilla, griller, killer, Manila, manilla, mantilla, miller, pillar, Priscilla, sapodilla, sarsaparilla, Schiller, scilla, scintilla, spiller, swiller, thriller, tiller, vanilla, vexilla, villa, Willa, willer, zorilla Definition of guerrilla in US English: guerrilla (also guerilla) nounɡəˈrɪləɡəˈrilə 1A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces. 游击队员 this small town fell to the guerrillas 这个小镇被游击队攻占。 as modifier guerrilla warfare 游击战。 Example sentencesExamples The military power employed went beyond American troops engaged in fighting guerillas. In the rush to war, the Western Coalition was not prepared for the guerilla warfare they're now faced with. It was the first major strategic attack carried out by a guerilla force and the attackers came from within as well as without our society. Rebel guerrillas would be tracked, then intercepted before reaching their targets. Russian forces have been fighting the separatist guerrillas on and off since 1994. When you're fighting guerrillas, or terrorists, the enemy is quite literally hydra-headed. Many innocent civilians have been caught in the middle of a war between the country's military and the guerillas. They were transformed into a both a modern guerilla force, and a terror outfit. This program forced civilians to take sides and served to increasingly isolate guerillas from popular support. The US is concerned that the weapons are intended for domestic militias or foreign guerillas. The US military estimated about 100 guerrillas had been killed in the assault. State news agency MIA said the guerrillas were opening fire from a Tetovo suburb. In practice this has been an inefficient way of aiding the country's fight against left-wing guerrillas. It was system of indirect control, with the US constantly fighting low level guerilla warfare with special forces. During the eighteenth century, the Sikhs had to fight a guerilla war against huge forces. It's not like Russia where you can retreat and retreat - you hole up and fight a guerilla war, or you run out of country. By taking care of routine policing and security, they will free the US army to conduct raids and fight the guerrillas. He promised a massive military response to the guerillas with a budget of a billion dollars and a million men enlisted as volunteers. The accepted ratio of government forces to guerrillas is often cited as 10:1. The regiment has long experience in Yemen, where it fought against guerrillas in the 1960s. Synonyms freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, partisan 1.1as modifier Referring to actions or activities performed in an impromptu way, often without authorization. （行为，活动）即兴的，临时的（常未获许可或授权） guerrilla theater Example sentencesExamples These days, a friendship with Pete Doherty and a habit of guerrilla gigging virtually guarantee success. Several small actions took place - street theatre, guerrilla gardening, sitdowns. Here's one for luck, a deadly nicotine tea used for the mass destruction of aphids by guerrilla gardeners. The guerrilla gigs and the reduced-price gigs are an extension of this philosophy, and an attempt to form a community. We're guerrilla publishers: you see a gap and fill it to as high a standard as possible. All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist. Origin Early 19th century (introduced during the Peninsular War): from Spanish, diminutive of guerra ‘war’.
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