raid

noun

/reɪd/

a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft突然袭击
- to conduct/launch a raid发动突袭
- raid on something The air force carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases.空军对敌方基地进行了轰炸袭击。
- raid against something The raids against military targets continued.对军事目标的袭击仍在继续。
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
see also air raid
Extra Examples
- Guerrillas were carrying out hit-and-run raids on the troops.游击队对那些部队采用打了就跑式的突袭战术。
- He led his men on a cross-border raid.他带领部下进行了跨边界突袭。
- The raids against Norway continued.对挪威的突袭仍在继续。
- bombers carrying out daylight raids over northern France白天在法国北部进行突袭的轰炸机
- Hundreds of civilians were killed in the air raids.数百名平民在空袭中丧生。
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- daring
- major
- punitive
- …
verb + raid
- carry out
- conduct
- make
- …
preposition
- during a/the raid
- in a/the raid
- on a/the raid
- …
a surprise visit by the police looking for criminals or for illegal goods or drugs突击检查；突然搜查
- They were arrested during a dawn raid.在一次清晨的突击搜查中，他们都被捕了。
- raid on something He was injured during a police raid on his nightclub.他在警方突袭他的夜总会时受伤。
Wordfinder
- arrest
- charge
- cordon
- detain
- detective
- interrogate
- plain clothes
- police
- raid
- undercover
Extra Examples
- Police staged an early morning raid on the premises.警方清晨对该营业场所进行了突击搜查。
- a raid by drugs squad detectives缉毒组探员进行的突击搜查
- the drugs seized in last night's raid在昨晚的突击搜查中缴获的毒品
Topics Law and justicec1, Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dawn
- early-morning
- predawn
- …
verb + raid
- carry out
- launch
- stage
- …
preposition
- during a/the raid
- in a/the raid
- raid by
- …
an attack on a building, etc. in order to commit a crime抢劫；打劫
- an armed bank raid一起持械抢劫银行案
- raid on something Two customers foiled a raid on a local post office.两名顾客制止了对当地邮局的抢劫。
see also ram-raid, ram-raiding
Extra Examples
- She was shot during an armed raid on a security van.她在一次持械抢劫押款车事件中中了枪。
- the jewels stolen in the raid在抢劫中被盗的珠宝
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bank
- post office
- shop
- …
verb + raid
- plan
- carry out
- foil
- …
preposition
- during a/the raid
- in a/the raid
- raid on
- …

Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): Scots variant of road in the early senses ‘journey on horseback’, ‘foray’. The noun became rare from the end of the 16th cent. but was revived by Sir Walter Scott; the verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

raid

verb

/reɪd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they raid	/reɪd/ /reɪd/
he / she / it raids	/reɪdz/ /reɪdz/
past simple raided	/ˈreɪdɪd/ /ˈreɪdɪd/
past participle raided	/ˈreɪdɪd/ /ˈreɪdɪd/
-ing form raiding	/ˈreɪdɪŋ/ /ˈreɪdɪŋ/

raid something (of police) to visit a person or place without warning to look for criminals, illegal goods, drugs, etc.突击搜捕；突然搜查
- The house was raided in the early hours.房子在凌晨遭到袭击。
Topics Crime and punishmentc1, Law and justicec1
raid something (of soldiers, fighting planes, etc.) to attack a place without warning突袭；偷袭
- Villages along the border are regularly raided.边境附近的村庄经常遭受突袭。
- a raiding party (= a group of soldiers, etc. that attack a place)突袭队
Topics War and conflictc1
raid something to enter a place, usually using force, and steal from it劫掠；打劫 synonym plunder, ransack
- Many treasures were lost when the tombs were raided in the last century.上世纪这些坟墓遭到偷盗，很多财宝都失踪了。
- Sales staff were forced to lie on the floor when a gang raided a jewellery store last night.昨晚，一伙人袭击了一家珠宝店，销售人员被迫躺在地板上。
- (humorous) I caught him raiding the fridge again (= taking food from it).我撞见他又在扫荡冰箱里的食物。
see also ram-raidTopics Crime and punishmentc1