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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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

• 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。
• 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。
• Little sheep has limited its foray abroad to about 17 restaurants in six markets.
  小肥羊已经节制了在海外的攻势，限制在6个市场中的17家饭店。
• The iPhone, launched in June as Apple's first foray in the cell phone market, has also brought newcomers, Johnson said.
  詹森说，六月份发布的iPhone，是苹果公司第一次进军手机市场，同样也带来了新客户。
• Charles Schwab's$ 228m Global Real Estate Fund, made its first foray into emerging markets in March.
  嘉信理财（CharlesSchwab）规模2.28亿美元的全球房地产基金于今年3月首度进军新兴市场。
• In the 1990s that foray was broadband and we invested billions in deploying broadband into the infrastructure and it changed the company.
  我们投资了数十亿资金完成宽带基础设施的部署，这也使公司发生了变化。
• This month, Vanke made its first foray into the us with an investment in a residential complex in San Francisco.
  本月，万科对旧金山的一个住宅项目进行了投资，这是万科首次在美国出手。
• My foray in friendliness did energize the other people, but with dire consequences.
  我对友好的涉足的确给别人带来了精力，可是却带来了可怕的后果。
• 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。
• So began my foray into the much-hyped Second Life.
  我就这样展开了在受到大肆宣传的“第二人生”里的短暂旅程。