raid
noun [ C ] uk/reɪd/ us/reɪd/
C2 （通常由一小队人发起的）突袭，袭击
a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people
The commandos made/staged/carried out a daring raid (on the enemy). 突击队大胆（向敌人）发起了突袭。
planes on a bombing raid 执行空袭轰炸任务的飞机
抢劫;打劫
the act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it
Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night. 昨晚一家银行被劫走数百万美元。
C2 （警方）查抄，突然搜查
an occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something
The drugs were found during a police raid on the house. 这些毒品是在警方查抄这栋房子时发现的。
- More examples
- 23 people were arrested and large quantities of heroin were seized in a dawn raid .
- Two schools were hit during the air raid.
- The bank robbers wore masks throughout the raid.
- Hundreds of civilians were massacred in the raid.
- In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene videotapes.
raid
verb [ T ] uk/reɪd/ us/reɪd/
C2 突袭，突击
to attack a place suddenly
The nomads raided the enemy camp and captured over 100 camels. 游牧部落突袭了敌人的营地，掠走了上百头骆驼。
抢劫;洗劫;劫掠
to enter a place illegally and usually violently, and steal from it
The post office was raided late at night. 昨晚深夜邮局遭到抢劫。
C2 （警方）突击检查，突然搜查
(of the police) to enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something
Police officers from the organized crime division have raided businesses in central London. 有组织犯罪调查处的警察已经突击搜查了位于伦敦中心的一些公司。
informal（通常指偷偷地）从…把东西拿走，取走（某处的）东西
to take something from a place, usually secretly
I caught Toby raiding the fridge. 托比从冰箱里偷拿东西时被我撞上了。