1915, "punish, attack, bomb heavily," picked up by British soldiers from German strafen "to punish" (from Proto-Germanic *str?f-), 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.
雙語例句
1. It seemed that the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town, so we dived for cover.
飛機(jī)看起來好像要俯沖下來轟炸小鎮(zhèn)，所以我們趕緊蹲下躲避。
來自柯林斯例句
2. To attack ( an enemy ) with heavy firepower; strafe or bombard.
轟炸(敵軍 ) 用猛烈的火力 、 轟炸或炮擊進(jìn)攻 ( 敵人)
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. It'seemed the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town.
那飛機(jī)似乎要向下俯沖并且猛烈炮轟這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn).
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4. The next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields.
第二天清晨,他們空襲了敵方機(jī)場.
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5. The Amazon's Strafe skill now correctly enhances base bow damage rather than total bow damage.