ambushとは

発音

• (General Australian, 米国発音, 英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.bʊʃ/

名詞

ambush (複数形 ambushes)

1. The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
2. An attack launched from a concealed position.
   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton

     Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege / Or ambush from the deep.

3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Bible, Josh. viii. 19

     The ambush arose quickly out of their place.

派生語

動詞

ambush (三人称単数 現在形 ambushes, 現在分詞 ambushing, 過去形および過去分詞形 ambushed)

1. (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Dryden

     By ambushed men behind their temple laid / We have the king of Mexico betrayed.

2. (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.
   • 17 June 2018, Barney Ronay, The Guardian, Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win:

     The contrast with the start was profound. In the opening 40 minutes Löw’s team had been ambushed here, the world champions run into a state of breathless trauma by a thrillingly vibrant Mexico attack.

Further reading

• ambush at OneLook Dictionary Search
• ambush in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.