assassinate

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vt. 暗杀, 行刺 [法] 暗杀, 行刺, 中伤

发音

UK /əˈsæsɪneɪt/
US /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/

词形变化

assassinates 复数 assassinated assassinates 三单 assassinates assassinating assassinating 现在分词 assassinated 过去式 assassinated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

暗杀；行刺

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Assassination, murder.

    废旧

    Mor. Why? if I had made an assassinate upon your Father; vitiated your Mother: ravished your Sisters― Tru. I would kill you, Sir, I would kill you, if you had. Mor. Why? you do more in this, Sir: it were a vengeance centuple, for all facinorous Acts, that could be nam'd, to do that you do.

  2. 2.

    An assassin.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons.

    刺杀

    暗杀

  2. 2.

    To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack.

    比喻

    He assassinated his rival's character.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 10

kill sully smear slander defame denigrate asperse besmirch calumniate smirch

相关短语

character assassinate character-assassinate

词源

From assassin + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

来源：wiktionary