assail

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vt. 攻击, 质问 [法] 攻击, 袭击, 著手解决

发音

其它 /əˈseɪl/

词形变化

assailed assailest assaileth assailing assails 三单 assails assailing 现在分词 assailed 过去式 assailed 过去分词

别名

assaile

教材释义与例句

动词

攻击；质问；着手解决

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To attack with harsh words or violent force.

    攻击

    比喻 及物

    Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.

    Our ears were assailed by her joyous efforts on her new saxophone.

    2007, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Wizard of the Crow, Nairobo: East African Educational Publishers, Book 2, Chapter 3, p. 64, He did not like being in crowds, foul smells galore assailing his nostrils.

  2. 2.

    To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.

    比喻 及物

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados "Yes," he said, half musing to himself, "I knew it must exist: the one explanation that accounts for everything and cannot be assailed. We have reached the bed-rock of truth at last."

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

attack round assault snipe lash out set on

上位词 9

move fight act knock struggle criticize contend criticise pick apart

下位词 10

hit set surprise jump gas bomb strike storm rush rape

近义相关 2

attack aggress

词源

From Middle English assailen, from Old French assaillir, assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assault.

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