foray

noun
🔊/ˈfɒreɪ/
🔊/ˈfɔːreɪ/
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  1. foray (into something) an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession(改变职业、活动的)尝试
    • the company’s first foray into the computer market该公司对计算机市场的初次涉足
  2. foray (into something) a short sudden attack made by a group of soldiers突袭;闪电式袭击
    • Those on the front line make regular forays into occupied territory.一线人员经常进驻占领区。
    Topics War and conflictc2
  3. foray (to/into…) a short journey to find a particular thing or to visit a new place短途(寻物);短暂访问(新地方) synonym expedition
    • weekend shopping forays to France周末赴法国购物
    • the perfect venue for a foray into the Dales or a trip across the North York Moors进军山谷或穿越北约克沼泽的理想场所
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: back-formation from forayer ‘a person who forays’, from Old French forrier ‘forager’, from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin.