ambush

ambush
noun
  1. a surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position
    埋伏;伏击
    seven members of a patrol were killed in an ambush.
    巡逻队七名队员在伏击中击毙。
    [mass noun]there might be terrorists waiting in ambush.
    可能有恐怖分子埋伏。
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be ambushed)make a surprise attack on (someone) from a concealed position
    进行伏击
    they were ambushed and taken prisoner by the enemy.
    他们受到伏击,成了敌人俘虏。
    Tory representatives were ambushed by camera crews.
    保守党代表受到摄影组的伏击。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'place troops in hiding in order to surprise an enemy'): from Old French embusche (noun), embuschier (verb), based on a late Latin word meaning 'to place in a wood'; related to bush
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