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guerrilla

/guh-ril-uh/US // gəˈrɪl ə //UK // (ɡəˈrɪlə) //

游击队,游击队员,游击,流动性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to such fighters or their technique of warfare: guerrilla strongholds;guerrilla tactics.
    • : of or relating to an unauthorized, edgy, or disruptive version of an activity: guerrilla filmmaking on a busy sidewalk;guerilla gardening to beautify an abandoned lot.

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Examples

  • Obfuscation tactics are a sort of guerrilla warfare approach to the lack of privacy protections.

  • In the face of the military onslaught, Sharpe soon lost control of his followers, and what followed were weeks of guerrilla fighting, crop burning and executions of resisters.

  • Although the federal government now controls key towns in the region, the conflict still continues within its urban areas, with TPLF shifting to a guerrilla battle tactics.

  • He organized men from Jones, Jasper, Covington and Smith counties into a guerrilla band known as the Knight Company.

  • Newsjacking is one of the varieties of guerrilla marketing that provides unobtrusive advertising.

  • The company decided to use what Okochi calls “guerrilla marketing.”

  • It has been inaccessible for weeks as Israeli bombardment and troops try to take out heavy guerrilla resistance.

  • Guerrilla forces have been taking people hostage since warfare began.

  • The White House is leaning toward providing Ukraine with guerrilla-like arms such as IEDs, mortars, small arms and grenades.

  • Another plausible and perhaps less risky measure: help prepare Ukrainians for guerrilla war against an invading Russian force.

  • From the very first of the war their work was to help exterminate the guerrilla bands which infested the State.

  • The guerrilla loss he reported at fifty-two left dead on the field and one hundred and twenty-five wounded.

  • He is said to be making for Kirksville, where he expects to be joined by the guerrilla bands of northwestern Missouri.

  • With a groan and a curse the guerrilla chieftain yielded himself a prisoner.

  • The new day had hardly begun when the guerrilla hordes poured down on Foster's little army, confident of an easy victory.