assail
- vt.攻击;袭击;抨击;困扰;使苦恼
过去式： assailed 现在分词： assailing 过去分词： assailed 第三人称单数： assails
assailverb
攻击；抨击；袭击
to attack sb violently, either physically or with words
He was assailed with fierce blows to the head.
他的头遭到猛烈殴打。
The proposal was assailed by the opposition party.
提案遭到反对党的抨击。
A vile smell assailed my nostrils.
一股恶臭十分刺鼻。
困扰；使苦恼
to disturb or upset sb severely
to be assailed by worries/doubts/fears
为焦虑 / 疑虑 / 担心所困扰
assail
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VERB 猛烈抨击；强烈指责
If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day...
反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
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VERB 猛烈袭击;暴力攻击
If someone assails you, they attack you violently.Dividing his command, Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time...
摩根派遣部队同时袭击了两个据点。
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VERB 深受…困扰;使极为苦恼
If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them.She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.
她被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。
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VERB （声音或气味）侵入，刺激
If you say that a loud sound or a strong smell assails someone's ears or nostrils, you are emphasizing that it is very intense and seems shocking or unpleasant.The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils.
燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。
verb
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- attack in speech or writing
- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
- Synonym: attack round lash out snipe assault
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- 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
- Synonym: attack
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- attack someone physically or emotionally
- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
- Synonym: assault set on attack
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The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow .
敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。
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By being unusually patient , he hopes to create businesses that rivals will find harder to assail .
他希望利用特别的耐心来创建对手很难攻击的商务。
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The proposal was assailed by the opposition party .
提案遭到反对党的抨击。
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A vile smell assailed my nostrils .
一股恶臭十分刺鼻。
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Dividing his command , Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time
摩根派遣部队同时袭击了两个据点。
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Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park .
她的丈夫在格拉斯哥的一所公园遭到一名持刀年轻男子的袭击。
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The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils .
燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。
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The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists .
劳工运动遭到女权主义者的猛烈抨击，指责其存在性别歧视，并要求作出改善。
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She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity .
她被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。
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We have grown accustomed to having our ears assailed by mindless cursing and profanities .
我们已经渐渐对那些无礼的诅咒和谩骂习以为常了。
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He was assailed by his political opponent .
他遭到了政敌的攻击。
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The enemy assailed our warship .
敌人向我们的战舰发起连续猛攻。
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He assailed the vice of the time .
他抨击当代罪人。
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The fragrance of flowers assails one 's nose .
花气袭人。
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A sweet smell assailed the nostrils .
香气扑鼻。
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He was assailed with worries .
他受到烦恼的困扰。
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Last-minute doubts were assailing her .
无数的幻想向她眼前涌来，她心乱如麻，不能安静。
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He has been assailed by bad breaks all these years .
这些年来他接二连三地倒霉
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The opposition 's newspapers assail the government each day .
反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
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Envy assails the noblest , the wind howls around the highest peak .
位高招人怨；山高刮大风
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We should assist parents not assail them .
因此我们应该帮助父母们，而不是指责他们。
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But on one point he had still not been assailed .
不过他还有一点没有遭到反驳。
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He assailed his studies with new determination .
他以新的决心从事研究工作。
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For the first time a feeling of uneasy doubt assailed him .
一种不自在的疑虑感首次向他袭来。
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In recent years , he has repeatedly assailed the country 's film censorship system .
近年来，他一再抨击我国的电影审查制度。
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Only one terrible doubt sometimes assailed his mind .
只有一团可怕的疑云不时在头脑中掠过。
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All sorts of problems assailed us suddenly .
我们突然遇到各种各样的难题。
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When Europe Assails Google & Book Review on Google Defies Europe
当欧洲质问Google的时候&《当Google向欧洲挑战的时候》书评
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No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assail it .
不经多次风吹，树本难固枝荣。
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Eg. he has been assailed by bad breaks all these years .
这些年来他接二连三地倒霉。
指用炮弹、炸弹、导弹等连续地猛炸某处，也可以指大肆抨击某人。
This city was bombarded by the enemy.
这座城市遭到了敌人的轰炸。
Reporters bombarded the President with questions about his economic policy.
记者们向总统提出了许多有关其经济政策的问题。
指对某人或某物连续地猛烈攻击或抨击。
The enemy assailed our warship.
敌人向我们的战舰发起连续猛攻。
He was assailed by his political opponent.
他遭到了政敌的攻击。
语气比 assail 强, 指突然发起猛烈进攻或近身暴力攻击；也可以指严厉批评某人的观念、计划等。
The enemy assaulted the small town.
敌人突然对小镇发起猛烈攻击。
The gang assaulted him with iron bars.
那伙人用铁棍殴打他。
普通用词，指事先不发警告而向对方发动攻击，既可指发起武力攻击，也可以指进行言语攻击。
The enemy attacked the village at night.
敌人夜袭了村庄。
Her bold remarks were attacked by the conservatives.
她大胆的言论遭到保守派的抨击。