assault
- n.攻击;袭击;突击;(向困难或危险事物发起的)冲击;抨击;侵犯人身罪;侵犯他人身体(罪)
- vt.猛烈攻击，袭击，侵犯人身(尤指构成罪行);使(感官)难受
复数： assaults 过去式： assaulted 现在分词： assaulting 过去分词： assaulted 第三人称单数： assaults
assaultnoun
侵犯他人身体（罪）；侵犯人身罪
the crime of attacking sb physically
Both men were charged with assault.
两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。
A significant number of indecent assaults on women go unreported.
很大数量的猥亵妇女罪没有举报。
sexual assaults
性攻击（指强奸、猥亵）
攻击；突击；袭击
the act of attacking a building, an area, etc. in order to take control of it
An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.
凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。
（向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击
the act of trying to achieve sth that is difficult or dangerous
The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment (= in order to reduce it) .
政府向失业发起新的攻势。
Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it) .
登山过程中有三人死亡。
抨击
an act of criticizing sb/sth severely
The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified.
这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。
The suggested closures came under assault from all parties.
关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。
verb
猛烈攻击，袭击，侵犯人身（尤指构成罪行）
to attack sb violently, especially when this is a crime
He has been charged with assaulting a police officer.
他被控袭击警察。
Four women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently.
近来这个地区有四名妇女遭到强奸猥亵。
使（感官）难受
to affect your senses in a way that is very unpleasant or uncomfortable
Loud rock music assaulted our ears.
喧闹的摇滚乐直往我们耳朵里钻。
assault
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N-COUNT 猛攻;强攻
An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons...
叛军准备好要对政府驻军发起新一轮的猛攻。
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ADJ （武器）用于战争的，军用的
Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting....a high-powered assault rifle.
大火力军用步枪
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N-VAR 人身攻击；殴打；（身体）侵犯
An assault on a person is a physical attack on them.The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area...
这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。
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VERB 袭击；殴打
To assault someone means to physically attack them.The gang assaulted him with iron bars...
这伙人用铁棍殴打他。
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N-COUNT 严厉抨击;强烈批评
An assault on someone's beliefs is a strong criticism of them.He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents.
他猛烈抨击其民主党对手。
noun
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- a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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- the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
- Synonym: rape violation ravishment
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- close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
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 assail lash out snipe
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- attack someone physically or emotionally
- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
- Synonym: assail set on attack
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- force (someone) to have sex against their will
- The woman was raped on her way home at night
- Synonym: rape ravish violate dishonor dishonour outrage
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The paper 's assault on the president was totally unjustified .
这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。
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An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning .
凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。
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Three people died during an assault on the mountain .
登山过程中有三人死亡。
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The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment .
政府向失业发起新的攻势。
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Four women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently .
近来这个地区有四名妇女遭到强奸猥亵。
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Assault carries a maximum penalty of seven years ' imprisonment .
侵犯人身罪可判处最高七年的监禁。
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A significant number of indecent assaults on women go unreported .
很大数量的猥亵妇女罪没有举报。
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The suggested closures came under assault from all parties .
关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。
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The army renewed its assault on the capital .
军队重新发动对首都的攻击。
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Mere words , unaccompanied by any violence , cannot amount to an assault .
只有言语而未伴随暴力不能算攻击。
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He broke down under cross-examination and admitted his part in the assault .
他经不起严密的诘问，招认了他曾参与那次殴打。
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Both men were charged with assault .
两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。
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He has been charged with assaulting a police officer .
他被控袭击警察。
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Loud rock music assaulted our ears .
喧闹的摇滚乐直往我们耳朵里钻。
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In mitigation , the defence lawyer said his client was seriously depressed at the time of the assault .
为了减轻罪行，辩护律师说他的当事人在袭击人的时候精神极度压抑。
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He was convicted of assaulting a police officer but he got off with a light sentence .
他被定了个殴打警察罪，然而却得到从轻判处。
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The organizers of the march were charged with assault and riotous assembly .
游行组织者被控侵犯人身及暴乱性非法集会。
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He was charged with indecently assaulting five women .
他被控猥亵五名妇女。
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Police were shocked by the viciousness of the assault .
警方对这一攻击的残忍感到震惊。
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He was brutally assaulted .
他遭到毒打。
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Most US soldiers welcomed the ground assault when the order was finally given .
当命令最终下达的时候，大多数美军士兵都愿意发动地面进攻。
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The family tried to bring a private prosecution against him for assault .
这家人试图以侵犯人身为由对他提起自诉。
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At the police station , I was charged with assault .
在警察局，我被指控殴打他人。
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US forces are poised for a massive air , land and sea assault .
美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。
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The elderly live in fear of assault and murder .
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。
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A large percentage of these forces had been flattened by the assault .
这些部队大部分都已经在这次进攻中被击溃。
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The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area
这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。
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Military leaders are not expecting a frontal assault by the rebels
军队指挥者没有想到会遭到叛军的正面袭击。
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A third brigade is at sea , ready for an amphibious assault .
还有一个旅已在海上待命，准备两栖进攻。
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The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons
叛军准备好要对政府驻军发起新一轮的猛攻。
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。