for·ay
noun/ˈfɒreɪ/
/ˈfɔːreɪ/
- foray (into something) an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession
(改变职业、活动的)尝试 - the company’s first foray into the computer market
该公司对计算机市场的初次涉足
- the company’s first foray into the computer market
- foray (into something) a short sudden attack made by a group of soldiers
突袭;闪电式袭击 - Those on the front line make regular forays into occupied territory.
前线人员定期侵入被占领土。
- Those on the front line make regular forays into occupied territory.
- foray (to/into…) a short journey to find a particular thing or to visit a new place
synonym expedition短途(寻物);短暂访问(新地方) - weekend shopping forays to France
周末赴法国购物 - the perfect venue for a foray into the Dales or a trip across the North York Moors
游览山谷或穿越北约克荒原的完美场所
- weekend shopping forays to France
Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from forayer ‘a person who forays’, from Old French forrier ‘forager’, from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin.