...a punitive bombing raid...是什么意思？

...a punitive bombing raid...

惩罚性空袭

punitive

adj. 处罚的，惩罚性的，令人受苦的；

例句
...a punitive air strike.
惩罚性空袭

bombing

n. 轰炸，投弹；v. 轰炸，投弹于( bomb的现在分词 )，失败，不及格，快速前进；

例句
That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.
那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。

raid

n. （骑兵队等的）急袭，突然袭击，突击，（军舰等的）游击，劫掠，劫夺，（盗贼，狐等的）侵入，突然查抄[搜捕]，围捕；vi. 对…进行突然袭击，进行奇袭；vt. 突然袭击[抢劫]，突然搜查，劫掠，打劫；

例句
The raid was an unjustifiable act of aggression.
那次偷袭是一种不正当的侵略行径。