raid
n
~ (on sth)
1 sudden surprise attack and withdrawal by troops, ships or aircraft (部隊(duì)、 艦艇或飛機(jī)的)突襲, 突擊
make/launch a bombing raid (ie by aircraft) on enemy bases 對敵方基地進(jìn)行突然的空襲.
2 sudden surprise attack in order to steal or do harm (突如其來的)搶劫, 行兇: an armed raid 持械搶劫
A security guard was killed in the bank raid. 這次銀行劫案中有一名保安員遇害.
3 sudden surprise visit by the police, etc, eg to arrest people or seize illicit goods (警方等的)突然搜查或搜捕(如為捕人或搜尋違禁品)
carry out a dawn raid 破曉時進(jìn)行的搜捕
a police drugs raid 警方進(jìn)行的毒品搜查.
4 (finance 財(cái)) attempt by a group of people to lower eg share prices by selling at the same time (為使價格如股價下跌)集體拋售. raid, v [Tn]
make a raid on (a place) 對(某處)進(jìn)行突然襲擊、 搶劫或搜查
Customs men raided the house. 海關(guān)人員突然搜查了這所房子.
(fig 比喻) raid the larder, ie take food from it, usu between meals 翻柜櫥找吃的(通常指兩頓飯之間)
boys raiding an orchard, ieto steal fruit 在果園里偷水果的男孩子.