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词汇 ambushing
释义 ambushing
present participle ofambush
ambush
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ us /ˈæm.bʊʃ/
to suddenly attack someone after hiding and waiting for them: 伏击,埋伏突袭
Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road.公车在一条乡村道路上遭到伏击,车上5名士兵身亡。
He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.他在上班的路上遭到了持枪歹徒的伏击。
Synonym
waylay
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to try to hurt someone using violence
attackHe was attacked in the car park.
assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home.
go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me.
come atHe came at me with a baseball bat.
mugYes, that is the man who mugged me.
ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Attacking & invading
advance guard
aggressor
ambush
beleaguer
beleaguered
besiege
blitz
cyberbullying
cyberwarfare
declare war on someone/something
false flag
full-frontal assault
hit and run
pincer movement
post-attack
post-conquest
pre-emption
privateer
surgical strike
swoop

Examples of ambushing


ambushing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


In other words, it is stopping the defence ambushing the prosecution.
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I think we should remember the engine drivers, who kept the mail trains going through the night, in spite of repeated mining and ambushing.
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Normal practice was to withdraw after a contact, but staying in the area often led to further ambushing opportunities.
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Whilst ambushing them, he trips on a log and ends up breaking something in his right foot.
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The bobcat hunts by stalking its prey and then ambushing it with a short chase or pounce.
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His specialty was vanishing into shadows and ambushing his opponents.
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It probably hunted birds and small mammals, ambushing them like modern cats, rather than chasing them down.
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The cat will walk slowly down forest paths, listening for and stalking prey before rushing or ambushing.
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These units used guerrilla style tactics, moving through areas under cover of darkness and ambushing war parties.
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Many of the lords took up arms against the crusaders and effectively became outlaws, ambushing crusaders whenever the opportunity presented itself.
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These snails will often feed on larger snails, often burying themselves and ambushing their prey.
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It uses its large mouth like a net by opening it and ambushing its prey.
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After successfully ambushing an enemy squad on a jungle trail, the friendly patrol radioed for immediate helicopter extraction.
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The defending army must find a way to escape the siege area to win, although it can also attempt to destroy the ambushing army.
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They also prowl a patch of hunting ground in a ground-hugging flight, ambushing prey as they happen across it.
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