| 单词 | foray |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fɔrei] |
| 解释 | n./v. 突袭，偷袭 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v./n. 突袭，偷袭(to raid for spoils; plunder; pillage) 【记】 分割记忆：for(为了) ,ray(光线)→为了光 明→偷袭敌人 【例】 The officer sent a few of his men on a foray. |
| 字源 | foray (n.) late 14c., Scottish, from the verb (14c.), perhaps a back-formation of Middle English forreyer "raider, forager" (mid-14c.), from Old French forrier, from forrer "to forage" (see forage (n.)). Disused by 18c.; revived by Scott. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. /n. (军事上的)突袭, 偷袭; 劫掠 = plunder = pillage(见forager) 【记】for, ray: 为了光明－偷袭敌人, 劫掠财产 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】近于forage 搜掠，劫掠粮草；for ray 为了光明，突袭敌人 【相关】raid 奇袭, ravage 掠夺 |
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