Word
bushwhack
/ˈbjʃwæk/
verb
伏击；埋伏
to ambush someone from a hidden position
- 1.
To travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.
穿越茂密的林地,砍去灌木以开辟道路前进。
- 2.
To fight, as a guerrilla, especially in wooded country.
以游击方式作战,尤其是在林地中。
- 3.
To ambush.
伏击。
砍伐灌木开路；在密林中开路；打游击；丛林游击；穿越茂密的林地,砍去灌木以开辟道路前进。；以游击方式作战,尤其是在林地中。；伏击。
In use
The explorers had to bushwhack through the dense jungle to reach the river.
We spent the whole afternoon bushwhacking a trail up the mountain.
Without a machete, bushwhacking through the thick undergrowth was exhausting.
bushwhack through something
表示在丛林中艰难开路。
They bushwhacked through the dense jungle.
他们在茂密的丛林中开伐前行。
bushwhack one's way through something
We bushwhacked our way through the thick undergrowth.
我们在浓密的灌木丛中开辟出一条路。
Verb forms
base bushwhack · third person bushwhacks · -ing bushwhacking · past bushwhacked · past participle bushwhacked
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- bushwhacker
- 丛林开路者；游击队员；伏击者 · n.
- bushwhacking
- 丛林开路；游击战；伏击 · n.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常作不及物动词，后接介词through或in
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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