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forayed

/fɔːreɪd/ /fɒreɪd/

Meanings
verb

搜掠，劫掠

To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "After school, the children forayed into the nearby woods, hoping to find wild berries for a snack." "
放学后，孩子们冲进附近的树林里，四处搜寻，希望能找到一些野莓当零食。
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Related Words

Illustration treasure

treasure noun

/ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/

宝藏，财富。

"The old pirate's treasure chest contained gold coins and jewels. "

老海盗的宝藏箱子里装满了金币和珠宝。

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

Illustration nearby

nearby adjective

/ˌnɪərˈbaɪ/ /ˌniːrˈbaɪ/

附近，邻近的.

"He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries."

他去附近的一家商店买了些杂货。

Illustration citizens

citizens noun

/ˈsɪt.ɪ.zənz/

居民，公民。

"The citizens of our town voted for a new mayor in the election. "

我们镇上的居民/公民在选举中投票选出了一位新市长。

Illustration berries

berries noun

/ˈbɛriz/ /ˈbɛːriz/

浆果，莓果

"I picked fresh berries from the garden for my breakfast. "

我从花园里摘了新鲜的浆果当早餐。

Illustration economic

economic adjective

/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/

经济的, 经济上的

"The economic situation in the city has affected many families' ability to afford groceries. "

这座城市的经济形势已经影响到很多家庭购买食物的能力。

Illustration example

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

例子，榜样

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

老师举了一个很好的用过去时态造句的例子。

Illustration abandoned

abandoned verb

/əˈbæn.dn̩d/

放弃， 屈服

"After arguing with her parents, Sarah abandoned her plans for the weekend. "

和父母争吵后，萨拉放弃了周末的计划。

Illustration pillage

pillage noun

/ˈpɪl.ədʒ/

战利品，掠夺品.

"The pillage from the defeated team's trophy case was impressive. "

从战败队伍奖杯陈列柜里抢来的战利品真是令人印象深刻。

Illustration desperate

desperate noun

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

绝望的人，走投无路的人

"The desperate needed food and shelter. "

那些走投无路的人需要食物和住所。