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ambush
am.bush  AHD[²m“b‹sh]   DJ[6#mb&.]  KK[6#mb&.]
n.（名词）
1.The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.
    埋伏：埋伏着，等待进行出其不意的袭击的行为
2.A sudden attack made from a concealed position.
    伏击：从隐蔽地点进行的突然袭击
3.Those hiding in order to attack by surprise.
    伏击者：那些隐藏以进行出其不意的袭击的人
4.The hiding place used for this.
    伏击点：为埋伏而隐蔽的地点
5.A hidden peril or trap.
    隐藏的危险，隐藏的陷阱
v.tr.（及物动词）  am.bushed,am.bush.ing,am.bush.es
    To attack from a concealed position.
    伏击：从隐蔽地点伏击
ORIGIN
1.Middle Englishembush
    中古英语embush
2.from Old Frenchembusche
    源自 古法语embusche
3.fromembuschier [to ambush]
    源自embuschier [伏击]
4.from Old Frankish*boscu [bush, woods]
    源自 古日耳曼语*boscu [灌木丛，树林]
DERIVATIVES
▪am“bush”er  n.（名词）
SYNONYMS
1.ambush,ambuscade,bushwhack,waylay
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to attack suddenly and without warning from a place of concealment”:
    这几个动词共有的主要意思是“不加警告便从隐蔽处突然袭击”：
    a truck waylaid and its driver robbed.
    卡车遭到袭击，司机被抢劫