raid¹/red; reɪd/ n [C] 1 a short sudden military attack on a place 〔部队的〕突然袭击: an air raid 空袭 2 a sudden visit by the police to find illegal goods or criminals 〔警方对非法物品或罪犯的〕突击搜捕: drug dealers arrested after a police raid 在警方的突击搜捕中被逮捕的毒贩 3 when thieves enter a bank, shop etc and steal something 劫掠，抢劫: a bank raid 银行抢劫