strafe

英 [strɑːf; streɪf] 美 [stref]
  • vt. 猛烈炮轰;从(低空)扫射;惩罚,痛打
  • n. 炮轰,扫射;斥责

中文词源


strafe 低空扫射

来自一战时德军战斗口号“Gott strafe England”,来自德语 Gott,上帝,词源同 God,strafe, 惩罚,处罚。后英国士兵从中选出 strafe 一词,用以指猛烈的炮火攻击,后二战时又赋予词 义飞机低空扫射。

英文词源


strafe (v.)
1915, "punish, attack, bomb heavily," picked up by British soldiers from German strafen "to punish" (from Proto-Germanic *stræf-), in slogan Gott strafe England "May God punish England," current in Germany c. 1914-16 at the start of World War I. The word used for many kinds of attack at first; meaning "shoot up ground positions from low-flying aircraft" emerged as the main sense 1942. Related: Strafed; strafing.

双语例句


1. It seemed that the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town, so we dived for cover.
飞机看起来好像要俯冲下来轰炸小镇,所以我们赶紧蹲下躲避。

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2. To attack ( an enemy ) with heavy firepower; strafe or bombard.
轰炸(敌军 ) 用猛烈的火力 、 轰炸或炮击进攻 ( 敌人)

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3. It'seemed the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town.
那飞机似乎要向下俯冲并且猛烈炮轰这个城镇.

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4. The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields.
第二天清晨,他们空袭了敌方机场.

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5. The Amazon's Strafe skill now correctly enhances base bow damage rather than total bow damage.
亚马逊族女战士机枪扫射技能现在正确地改良基础弓损害而不是全的弓损害.

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