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Ambush Woods Wait Attack Surprise æmbʊʃ  N 伏兵

Front ambush
Pron ['æmbʊʃ]
Back 【ambush】
 n. 伏兵 v. 埋伏
The soldiers lay in ambush, waiting for the signal to open fire.
士兵布下伏兵,等待开火的信号。
The major ambushed his troops in the woods on both sides of the road.
少校把他的部队埋伏在马路两旁的树丛中。
Vocab
ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

An ambush is a sneak attack. To ambush your enemy, hide and wait for him to come near and then pounce on him.

In war or in backyards, an ambush is a great way to surprise someone. Ambush comes from a Latin word meaning “to place in a wood,” and hiding in the woods behind a tree is a classic starting point for an ambush. The actual attack is called an ambush, but ambush is also a verb, so you can ambush your mom by dropping water balloons on her head from a tree. Please don’t tell her where you got that idea.

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