foray

noun

1. （改变职业、活动的）尝试
   an attempt to become involved in a different activity or profession
   1. the company's first foray into the computer market
      该公司的初次涉足计算机市场
2. 突袭；闪电式袭击
   a short sudden attack made by a group of soldiers
3. 短途（寻物）；短暂访问（新地方）
   a short journey to find a particular thing or to visit a new place
   1. weekend shopping forays to France
      周末赴法国购物

1. N-COUNT 初次尝试;涉足
   If you make a foray into a new or unfamiliar type of activity, you start to become involved in it.
   1. Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings.
      意大利时装品牌安普里奥·阿玛尼谨慎进入家居用品市场。
   2. ...her first forays into politics.
      她首次涉足政界
2. N-COUNT 短暂旅行;闪电造访
   You can refer to a short journey that you make as a foray if it seems to involve excitement or risk, for example because it is to an unfamiliar place or because you are looking for a particular thing.
   1. Most guests make at least one foray into the town...
      多数客人至少去过一次城里。
   2. A foray to your supermarket will supply all the ready-made foods for an excellent picnic.
      去一趟超市就可以将一次完美野餐所需的现成食物置办妥当。
3. N-COUNT 突袭;闪电式袭击
   If a group of soldiers make a foray into enemy territory, they make a quick attack there, and then return to their own territory.
   1. These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey.
      这些基地训练营被库尔德工人党游击队用于对土耳其实施突袭行动。

1. Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings.
   意大利时装品牌安普里奥·阿玛尼谨慎进入家居用品市场。
2. Most guests make at least one foray into the town
   多数客人至少去过一次城里。
3. A foray to your supermarket will supply all the ready-made foods for an excellent picnic.
   去一趟超市就可以将一次完美野餐所需的现成食物置办妥当。
4. These base camps were used by the PKK guerrillas to make forays into Turkey.
   这些基地训练营被库尔德工人党游击队用于对土耳其实施突袭行动。
5. He was notably unsuccessful in another, less publicized foray into satellite broadcasting last year.
   在去年对一家卫星广播公司的收购中，他也未能获得成功，只是那次收购鲜为人知而已。
6. Next month, we'll continue our exploration of J2EE technology with a foray into J2EE's Web application security architecture.
   下个月，我们将继续探索J2EE技术，对Web应用程序安全体系结构进行分析。
7. This is not the government` s first foray into foreign food.
   这已不是朝鲜政府首次引进外国食物了。
8. Disney's foray into English-language instruction in China comes as the niche industry is booming.
   迪士尼涉足中国英语教学市场正赶上这一市场蓬勃兴旺之际。
9. So began my foray into the much-hyped Second Life.
   我就这样展开了在受到大肆宣传的“第二人生”里的短暂旅程。
10. The Pixel also represents Google's latest foray into hardware.
    Pixel也代表着谷歌对硬件的最新尝试。
11. Features: MODOK's first foray into the action figure world comes complete with a Brain Blasts action feature!
    特点：MODOK进入数字世界的行动首次涉足带有一个脑报谴责行动，功能完备！
12. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had the misfortune to time its own foray into slate financing as the credit crunch began to bite.
    很不幸，米高梅公司（metro-goldwyn-mayer）将自己尝试多片合作融资的时间，选在了信贷危机之际。
13. In the 1990s that foray was broadband and we invested billions in deploying broadband into the infrastructure and it changed the company.
    我们投资了数十亿资金完成宽带基础设施的部署，这也使公司发生了变化。
14. My foray in friendliness did energize the other people, but with dire consequences.
    我对友好的涉足的确给别人带来了精力，可是却带来了可怕的后果。
15. Blackstone has made its first foray into Indian real estate with the acquisition of a stake in a project management company that it can use as a springboard for other investments.
    百仕通（Blackstone）首次进军印度地产市场，收购了一家项目管理公司的股份，该公司可以作为进行其他投资的跳板。
16. Little sheep has limited its foray abroad to about 17 restaurants in six markets.
    小肥羊已经节制了在海外的攻势，限制在6个市场中的17家饭店。
17. This month, Vanke made its first foray into the us with an investment in a residential complex in San Francisco.
    本月，万科对旧金山的一个住宅项目进行了投资，这是万科首次在美国出手。
18. Some point to the problems Daimler, another high-end German carmaker, had with its foray into mass-market production through its acquisition of Chrysler.
    一些人指出，德国另一家高端汽车制造商戴姆勒公司（daimler）曾通过收购克莱斯勒（chrysler）来冲击大众汽车市场，之后遇到了一些问题。
19. The iPhone, launched in June as Apple's first foray in the cell phone market, has also brought newcomers, Johnson said.
    詹森说，六月份发布的iPhone，是苹果公司第一次进军手机市场，同样也带来了新客户。
20. I made a quick foray into town before lunch to get my sister a present.
    中饭前我匆匆到镇上去了一趟，给我妹妹买件礼物。
21. Charles Schwab's$ 228m Global Real Estate Fund, made its first foray into emerging markets in March.
    嘉信理财（CharlesSchwab）规模2.28亿美元的全球房地产基金于今年3月首度进军新兴市场。
22. Chery's earlier-than-expected foray into he US market may or may not succeed.
    奇瑞的早于预期的对美国市场的进入可能成功也可能失败。
23. Mingle represents ThoughtWorks'first foray into commercial product development for the masses.
    Mingle代表了ThoughtWorks在面向大众的商业产品开发领域的第一场战役。
24. We wonder if it's Ikea's first foray into space.
    我们想知道是否这是“宜家家居”对太空的第一次进军。
25. This is especially true for my twins, as this is their first foray into a more structured world of chores and work.
    对我的双胞胎而言更是如此，这是他们首次进入由家务和工作组成的更加井井有条的世界。
26. This is the company's first foray into the computer market.
    这是该公司打入计算机市场的首次尝试。
27. But he does think an unsuccessful foreign foray could hit the overall reputation of British schools abroad.
    但他也认为，一次不成功的海外尝试可能会损害英国学校在海外的总体声誉。
28. GE's foray into home appliances paid dividends for generations.
    GE突袭进入家电行业让几代人受益。

noun

1. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
   1. scientists' forays into politics

2. a sudden short attack

   Synonym:    raidmaraud

verb

1. briefly enter enemy territory

2. steal goods
   1. During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

   Synonym:    plunderdespoillootreavestriprifleransackpillage