raid² v [T] 1 if the police raid a place, they suddenly arrive there to search for something illegal 〔警方〕突击搜查〔某处〕 2 to make a sudden military attack 〔部队〕突然袭击〔某地〕: Troops raided the village at dawn. 军队在黎明时突袭了村庄。 3informal to take or steal a lot of things from a place 【非正式】 洗劫，抢劫〔某处〕: The kids always raid the fridge after school. 孩子们总在放学后把冰箱一扫而空。