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foray

英 ['fɒreɪ] 美 ['fɔre]

解释

n. 突袭；侵略；攻击
vi. 袭击
vt. 劫掠
n. (Foray)人名；(法)福雷

※ 提供单词"foray"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

foray 尝试，突袭

词源同forage, 觅食。引申词义尝试，突袭等。

英文词源

foray: foray: see food
foray (n.): late 14c., "predatory incursion," 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," from forrage "fodder; foraging; pillaging, looting" (see forage (n.)). Disused by 18c.; revived by Scott. As a verb from 14c.

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例句和用法

1. Most guests make at least one foray into the town.: 多数客人至少去过一次城里。

2. the company's first foray into the computer market: 该公司的初次涉足计算机市场

3. A foray to your supermarket will supply all the ready-made foods for an excellent picnic.: 去一趟超市就可以将一次完美野餐所需的现成食物置办妥当。

4. Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings.: 意大利时装品牌安普里奥·阿玛尼谨慎进入家居用品市场。

5. It will be Buffett second major foray into Wall Street.: 这是巴菲特第二次大举进攻华尔街.