plural ambushes
plural ambushes
Learner's definition of AMBUSH
1
[count] : an act of hiding, waiting for others to appear, and then suddenly attacking them : a surprise attack埋伏；伏击 2
[noncount] : a hidden place from which a surprise attack can be made埋伏地；伏击点 -
The soldiers were lying in ambush, waiting for the enemy to approach.战士们埋伏起来，等待敌人靠近。
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a snake waiting in ambush for its next meal伺机伏击下一顿盘中餐的蛇
2 ambush /ˈæmˌbʊʃ/ verb
ambushes; ambushed; ambushing
ambushes; ambushed; ambushing
Learner's definition of AMBUSH
[+ object]
: to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place伏击 —
often used as (be) ambushed常用作(be) ambushed —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
As she left the courthouse, she was ambushed by a group of reporters.她离开法院时，遭到一群记者的突然拦截采访。
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Her book was ambushed [=criticized in a harsh and unfair way] by the critics.她的书遭到评论家的狂轰滥炸。