🇬🇧🇨🇳 ambush - 埋伏袭击 : English Lesson

Meaning of "ambush" ("埋伏袭击"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To ambush means to hide and wait for someone or something, and then suddenly jump out to surprise or attack them—like a sneaky pounce after hiding.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The snowballs waited in my hands, ready to ambush my unsuspecting grandma—who then ambushed me with a bigger snowball.

I hid behind the door to ambush Mom with a hug, but she screamed, then hugged me even tighter.

The flock of pigeons seemed to ambush my sandwich the moment I unwrapped it in the park.

We planned to ambush our teacher with a surprise chorus of “Happy Birthday” and very off-key singing.

In nature, animals like tigers and crocodiles ambush their prey by hiding and then leaping out—kind of like your cat, but much less cuddly.

Three friends ambush their shy brother in the garden. They ambush him behind pots, then jump out and shout. He stumbles, surprises and laughs. He plans to ambush them next day, hiding in the swing. When they arrive, he ambushes them; they ambush back, all squeal and collapse in giggles.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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