They had not visualised such an attack.是什么意思？

They had not visualised such an attack.

他们不曾料到会有这样一次打击。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

such

det. 这样的，那样的，如此，这样；

例句
...abstract principles such as justice...
正义等抽象原则

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

attack

vt.& vi. 攻击，进攻，抨击；n. 攻击，抨击，（队员等的）进攻，（疾病）侵袭；vt. 抨击，非难，侵袭，损害；

例句
The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights activists.
警方说他们怀疑袭击是由动物权益保护的积极分子们发动的。