assault

assault
verb
  1. [with obj.]make a physical attack on
    武力攻击
    he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer.
    他承认犯有以武力攻击一名警官的罪行。
    she was sexually assaulted as a child.
    她年幼时受到过性侵犯。
    ■(figurative)attack or bombard (someone or the senses) with something undesirable or unpleasant
    (喻)困扰，使难受
    thunder assaulted the ears.
    雷声震耳欲聋。
    ■carry out a military attack or raid on (an enemy position)
    (军队）攻击(敌方阵地）
noun
  1. a physical attack
    武力攻击
    his imprisonment for an assault on the film director.
    他因攻击一电影导演而受的牢狱之苦。
    a sexual assault.
    性侵犯。
    ■(Law)an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done
    (律)人身侵犯
    he admitted an assault and two thefts.
    他承认了一桩人身侵犯罪和两桩盗窃罪。
    [mass noun]he appeared in court charged with assault.
    他因人身侵犯罪而被送上法庭。
    ■a military attack or raid on an enemy position
    (对敌方的）军事攻击
    troops began an assault on the city.
    部队开始了对这个城市的进攻。
    [as modifier]an assault boat.
    攻击艇。
    ■a strong verbal attack
    猛烈的口头攻击
    the assault on the party's tax policies.
    针对该政党税收政策的抨击。
  2. a concerted attempt to do something demanding
    对于一件费力事情的一致努力
    a winter assault on Qomolangma.
    冬季攀登珠穆朗玛峰的行动。
派生
assaulter
noun
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French asaut (noun), assauter (verb), based on Latin ad- 'to' + saltare, frequentative of salire 'to leap'. Compare with assail
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