raid 是什么意思？raid 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense raids , present participle raiding , past tense, past participle raided

1. verb

When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy's land.

The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: steal from, break into, loot, plunder More Synonyms of raid

Raid is also a noun.

The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp. [+ on/against]

Its planes are carrying out heavy bombing raids against the guerrillas.

2. See also air raid

3. verb

If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons.

Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: make a search of, search, bust [informal], descend on More Synonyms of raid

Raid is also a noun.

They were arrested early this morning after a raid on a house by thirty armed police. [+ on]

4. verb

If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something.

[British]

A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank. [VERB noun]

Raid is also a noun.

...an armed raid on a small Post Office. [+ on]

He carried out a series of bank raids.

5. verb

If you raid the fridge or the larder, you take food from it to eat instead of a meal or in between meals.

[informal]

She made her way to the kitchen to raid the fridge. [VERB noun]

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