Word · Frequency #12166
ambush
伏击；埋伏
To attack someone suddenly from a hidden position.
- 1.
To attack by ambush; to waylay.
伏击；拦路袭击。
- 2.
wait in hiding to attack
埋伏等待攻击
- 3.
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
通过跟踪和伏击狩猎(猎物)
伏击（猎物）；潜近捕猎；伏击；拦路袭击。；埋伏等待攻击；通过跟踪和伏击狩猎(猎物)；埋伏
In use
The rebels planned to ambush the convoy in the narrow canyon.
The soldiers were ambushed while crossing the river.
The lion ambushes its prey by hiding in tall grass.
ambush somebody/something
The rebels ambushed a military convoy.
叛军伏击了一支军事车队。
be ambushed
被动语态强调受害者遭受伏击。
The patrol was ambushed near the border.
巡逻队在边境附近遭到伏击。
ambush somebody from/behind something
使用from或behind指明伏击的位置。
The soldiers ambushed the enemy from behind the rocks.
Connections
Collocations
- ambush a convoy
- 伏击车队
- The rebels ambushed the convoy at dawn.叛军在黎明时伏击了车队。
- ambush troops
- 伏击部队
- The enemy ambushed our troops in the valley.敌人在山谷里伏击了我们的部队。
- ambush prey
- 伏击猎物
- The lioness ambushed her prey from the tall grass.母狮从高高的草丛中伏击猎物。
- get ambushed
- 遭到伏击
- The patrol got ambushed on the mountain road.巡逻队在山路上遭到了伏击。
- be ambushed by
- 被……伏击
- The soldiers were ambushed by guerrilla fighters.士兵们遭到了游击队员的伏击。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆小贴士：ambush 可拆成 am + bush，想象“我（am）在灌木（bush）丛里埋伏”——伏击就是躲在暗处突袭。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事行动、新闻报道、犯罪事件、狩猎活动 该义项在语域上属于中性，通常用于军事、警方或狩猎等行动场景，也比较常见于新闻报道和书面叙述；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Bush and push rhyme with the final syllable of 'ambush' (/bʊʃ/). Brush, crush, flush, and hush look similar because they end in -ush, but their vowel is /ʌ/ (as in 'cup'), so they do not rhyme with 'ambush'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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