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assails

英[ə'seɪl] 美[ə'seɪl]
  • v.使苦恼,纠缠;猛烈攻击;言语抨击
assailable assailableness assailed assailed assailing assails

详细释义

Verb:
  1. attack someone physically or emotionally;

    "The mugger assaulted the woman"
    "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

  2. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;

    "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
    "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

  3. attack in speech or writing;

    "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

双语例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The thought came to assail me.
      这个想法使我困扰。
    2. Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest .
      疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人。
    3. The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.
      敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。
    4. This book is not meant to assail Christianity.
      这本书的本意不是抨击基督教的。

用法讲解

attack,assail,assault,charge,beset
  • 都含有"攻击"的意思。
  • attack常用词, 指"攻击敌人"或"用言论攻击他人"。
  • assail指"猛烈连续地攻击"。
  • assault语气比 assail强, 指"突然猛烈地进攻", 暗示"武力的直接接触" (如肉搏等), 也有"暴力"的意思。
  • charge指"冲击"或"骑兵的突然攻击"。
  • beset指"围攻", 即从各个方向攻击。
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