sortie
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɔː.ti/us/ˈsɔːr.t̬i/ashort,quickattackby amilitaryforce, such as asmallgroupofsoldiersor anaircraft, made against anenemyposition:
军事突袭,出击Aseriesof sorties wascarriedout atnightbyspeciallyequippedaircraft.特别装备的战斗机夜晚进行了好几次突袭。
ashortjourneytosomewhereyou have not been before, often with aparticularpurpose:
(到陌生地方的)短暂外出,出门It wasourfirst sortie into theshoppingcentre.这是我们第一次去购物中心。
anattemptto do something:
尝试This is theacclaimedhistorianJohnTaylor's first sortie intofiction.这是著名的历史学家约翰‧泰勒第一次尝试写小说。
Attacking & invading
- aggressor
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- besiege
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- false flag
- foray
- going-over
- hard power
- hit and run
- incursion
- kamikaze
- post-conquest
- privateer
- raid
- reconquer
- reconquest
- swoop
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Trying and making an effort