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make a foray into sth
表示初次尝试进入某个新领域，通常带有短暂性。
The company made its first foray into the Asian market last year.
该公司去年首次进军亚洲市场。
尝试；涉足；初次涉足
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尝试；涉足；初次涉足
a brief attempt or involvement in a new activity, especially outside one's usual area
The company made its first foray into the Asian market last year.
该公司去年首次进军亚洲市场。
边境战争中的突然或非正规入侵；也指任何为战争或掠夺而进行的非正规入侵；突袭。
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
短促突袭
a sudden short attack
短暂涉足或尝试,尤指在自己惯常领域之外。
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
初次尝试(尤指在自己通常能力范围之外)
an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
Her first foray into the world of publishing was a successful children's book.
她首次涉足出版界是一本成功的儿童读物。
AI contextual example
The company's foray into international markets proved profitable.
该公司进军国际市场被证明是有利可图的。
AI contextual example
He made a brief foray into politics before returning to academia.
他在重返学术界之前短暂涉足政治。
AI contextual example
scientists' forays into politics
科学家对政治的涉足
WordNet
表示初次尝试进入某个新领域，通常带有短暂性。
The company made its first foray into the Asian market last year.
该公司去年首次进军亚洲市场。
主语常为一次活动或经历，强调作为一种尝试。
This trip was her first foray into Chinese cooking.
这次旅行是她第一次涉足中餐烹饪。
保留“突袭”本义，多用于军事或掠夺语境。
The soldiers went on a foray beyond the border at dawn.
士兵们黎明时分越过边境进行了一次突袭。
Not this
They made foray into the market.
Use this
They made a foray into the market.
foray 是可数名词单数，前须有冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
Her first foray in photography won a prize.
Use this
Her first foray into photography won a prize.
名词 foray 表示“涉足某领域”时搭配介词 into，而不是 in；in 常用于 be interested in，属母语干扰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
尝试涉足；进入（新领域）
After years in finance, she decided to make a foray into the tech industry.
在金融业工作多年后，她决定尝试涉足科技行业。
短暂涉足；短期的尝试
His brief foray into politics ended after just one year.
他短暂涉足政坛，仅一年就结束了。
初次尝试；首次涉足
This exhibition marks her first foray into sculpture.
这场展览标志着她初次尝试雕塑创作。
成功的尝试；成功进入
The company's successful foray into online retail boosted its profits.
该公司成功进军在线零售，提高了利润。
最新的尝试；最近一次涉足
The designer's latest foray is a line of handmade furniture.
这位设计师的最新尝试是一系列手工家具。
尝试进入；涉足
He made a foray into acting in his twenties.
他二十多岁时曾尝试涉足表演。
对未知领域的尝试
The expedition was a foray into the unknown.
这次探险是对未知领域的一次尝试。
初次涉足…
This is her first foray into directing.
这是她初次涉足导演领域。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use foray naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
助记：for（向）+ ray（光线），想象光线初次射入新领域，即“短暂涉足/突袭”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：career and business、new hobbies or skills、journalism、history/military writing 该词在日常和书面语中都比较常见，多用于描述某人短暂尝试新领域（make a foray into）或进行袭击/入侵；在正式报告、新闻或历史叙述中也较常出现，语气通常中性，不特别正式也不随意。
These all end in -ay and pronounce it /eɪ/. Foray /fɔreɪ/ has stress on the first syllable, and only essay matches that stress pattern (first syllable + unstressed -ay). The other words stress the final -ay, so they are useful lookalikes but not true rhymes with foray.
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