bushwhack

• 动词，指设伏袭击、从隐蔽处突然攻击，也指在茂密植被中开辟道路前行。

A verb meaning to ambush, attack from a concealed position, or to clear a path through dense vegetation.

1. Ambush or attack from hidingC1informalamerican

   To wait in a concealed position to attack someone, often used in a military or survival context.

   埋伏袭击

   • The soldiers were ordered to bushwhack the enemy convoy.
   • Bandits would bushwhack travelers along the mountain pass.
   • They planned to bushwhack the patrol at dawn.

   同义词ambuscadeambushlie in waitsurprisetrapwaylay

2. Live as a fugitive or guerrillaC2informalamerican

   To live or operate in the wilderness as a fugitive or as part of a guerrilla group.

   在荒野中潜伏

   • After the rebellion failed, he had to bushwhack in the remote forests.
   • The rebels bushwhacked for years, evading capture.
   • He chose to bushwhack rather than surrender to the authorities.

   同义词hide outlie low

3. Cut through dense vegetationC1informalamerican

   To force a path through thick woods or undergrowth by cutting or pushing aside vegetation.

   在灌木丛中开路

   • We had to bushwhack through the jungle to reach the river.
   • The explorers bushwhacked their way up the mountain.
   • Bushwhacking through the dense forest was exhausting.

   同义词blazeclearcuthackpush through