raid
n
~ (on sth)
1 sudden surprise attack and withdrawal by troops, ships or aircraft (部队、 舰艇或飞机的)突袭, 突击
make/launch a bombing raid (ie by aircraft) on enemy bases 对敌方基地进行突然的空袭.
2 sudden surprise attack in order to steal or do harm (突如其来的)抢劫, 行凶: an armed raid 持械抢劫
A security guard was killed in the bank raid. 这次银行劫案中有一名保安员遇害.
3 sudden surprise visit by the police, etc, eg to arrest people or seize illicit goods (警方等的)突然搜查或搜捕(如为捕人或搜寻违禁品)
carry out a dawn raid 破晓时进行的搜捕
a police drugs raid 警方进行的毒品搜查.
4 (finance 财) attempt by a group of people to lower eg share prices by selling at the same time (为使价格如股价下跌)集体抛售. raid, v [Tn]
make a raid on (a place) 对(某处)进行突然袭击、 抢劫或搜查
Customs men raided the house. 海关人员突然搜查了这所房子.
(fig 比喻) raid the larder, ie take food from it, usu between meals 翻柜橱找吃的(通常指两顿饭之间)
boys raiding an orchard, ieto steal fruit 在果园里偷水果的男孩子.
It's much cheaper to camp than to stay in a hotel.
露营比住旅馆要便宜多了。
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后,人们可以打电话到火车站,从录音电话中获取信息,而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers: