foray

英 [ˈfɒreɪ]

美 [ˈfɔːreɪ]

n.  (改变职业、活动的)尝试; 突袭; 闪电式袭击; 短途(寻物); 短暂访问(新地方)
vt.  袭击劫掠

复数：forays　现在分词：foraying　过去式：forayed　第三人称单数：forays　过去分词：forayed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11306 / COCA.10224

牛津词典

noun

• （改变职业、活动的）尝试
  an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession
  1. the company's first foray into the computer market
     该公司的初次涉足计算机市场
• 突袭；闪电式袭击
  a short sudden attack made by a group of soldiers
• 短途（寻物）；短暂访问（新地方）
  a short journey to find a particular thing or to visit a new place
  1. weekend shopping forays to France
     周末赴法国购物

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 初次尝试;涉足
  If you make aforayintoa new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...her first forays into politics.
     她首次涉足政界
• N-COUNT 短暂旅行;闪电造访
  You can refer to a short journey that you make as aforayif it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing.
  1. Most guests make at least one foray into the town...
     多数客人至少去过一次城里。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 突袭;闪电式袭击
  If a group of soldiers make aforayintoenemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory.
  1. These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey.
     这些基地训练营被库尔德工人党游击队用于对土耳其实施突袭行动。

英英释义

noun

• an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
  1. scientists' forays into politics
• a sudden short attack
  Synonym:raidmaraud

verb

• briefly enter enemy territory
• steal goods
  1. During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
  Synonym:plunderdespoillootreavestriprifleransackpillage

双语例句

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had the misfortune to time its own foray into slate financing as the credit crunch began to bite.
  很不幸，米高梅公司（metro-goldwyn-mayer）将自己尝试多片合作融资的时间，选在了信贷危机之际。
• Disney's foray into English-language instruction in China comes as the niche industry is booming.
  迪士尼涉足中国英语教学市场正赶上这一市场蓬勃兴旺之际。
• 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。
• This is not the government` s first foray into foreign food.
  这已不是朝鲜政府首次引进外国食物了。
• I made a quick foray into town before lunch to get my sister a present.
  中饭前我匆匆到镇上去了一趟，给我妹妹买件礼物。
• Some point to the problems Daimler, another high-end German carmaker, had with its foray into mass-market production through its acquisition of Chrysler.
  一些人指出，德国另一家高端汽车制造商戴姆勒公司（daimler）曾通过收购克莱斯勒（chrysler）来冲击大众汽车市场，之后遇到了一些问题。
• These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey.
  这些基地训练营被库尔德工人党游击队用于对土耳其实施突袭行动。
• This is especially true for my twins, as this is their first foray into a more structured world of chores and work.
  对我的双胞胎而言更是如此，这是他们首次进入由家务和工作组成的更加井井有条的世界。
• This is the company's first foray into the computer market.
  这是该公司打入计算机市场的首次尝试。
• We wonder if it's Ikea's first foray into space.
  我们想知道是否这是“宜家家居”对太空的第一次进军。