bushwhack
/ˈbʊʃhwæk/verb
1
- no obj. [often as noun bushwhacking] N. Amer. live or travel in wild or uncultivated country〈北美〉在丛林中生活（或旅行）：
we have not seen a bear yet after seven days of bushwhacking.
我们已经在丛林中走了七天却连一只熊都没看见。
1.1
- with adverbial of direction N. Amer. cut or push one's way in a specified direction through dense vegetation〈北美〉在丛林中开路：
he'd bushwhacked down the steep slopes.
他沿陡坡劈开丛林往下走。
1.2
- Austral./NZ work clearing scrub and felling trees in the country〈澳/新西兰〉砍伐杂树。
2
- with obj. N. Amer. surprise (someone) by attacking them from a hidden place; ambush〈北美〉伏击。
2.1
- no obj. N. Amer. engage in guerrilla warfare〈北美〉打游击战。