strafe

strafe
[strɑːf, streɪf]
verb
  1. [with obj.]attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft
    (飞机低空)反复扫射(或轰炸)
    military aircraft strafed the village.
    军用飞机对那个村子反复进行低空扫射。
noun
  1. an attack from low-flying aircraft
    低空扫射(或轰炸)
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: humorous adaptation of the German First World War catchphrase Gott strafe England 'may God punish England'
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