| 词汇 | assault |
| 释义 | assault (verb) assault 6 ENTRIES FOUND: assault (noun) assault (verb) assault and battery (noun) assault course (noun) assault rifle (noun) indecent assault (noun) 1 assault /əˈsɑːlt/ noun plural assaults 1 assault /əˈsɑːlt/ noun plural assaults Learner's definition of ASSAULT 1 a [noncount] law : the crime of trying or threatening to hurt someone physically侵犯人身罪 He was accused of assault. = He was charged with assault. = Assault charges were brought against him.他被指控侵犯人身安全。 She was wanted (by the police) for assault with a deadly weapon.她因手持凶器侵犯人身安全受到（警方）通缉。 He was found guilty of sexual assault. [=the crime of touching someone in an unwanted sexual way]他被判犯有性侵罪。 — see also indecent assault b [count] : a violent physical attack人身攻击；殴打 She was injured in a brutal assault.她被野蛮殴打致伤。 2 [count] : a military attack（军事）进攻，袭击 They launched several air assaults [=attacks using airplanes] against the enemy.他们对敌人发起了多次空袭。 They got ready for an enemy assault. [=an attack by the enemy]他们对敌人的进攻做好了准备。 — often + on The enemy has launched an assault on the city.敌人向这座城市发起了进攻。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 They saw the change as an assault on the values of their society.他们认为这种改变是对他们社会价值观的一种抨击。 They launched a fierce legal assault against the company.他们对这家公司发动了猛烈的法律攻势。 The government is attempting an all-out/full-scale assault on the use of drugs.政府正试图全面打击吸毒犯罪。 under assault : being attacked or criticized受到攻击；受到批评 The city is under assault from enemy troops.这座城市正受到敌军的袭击。 He came under assault for his unusual beliefs. [=he was severely criticized for his unusual beliefs]他因与众不同的信仰而受到抨击。 Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.他们的人身自由受到政府打击。 2 assault /əˈsɑːlt/ verb assaults; assaulted; assaulting 2 assault /əˈsɑːlt/ verb assaults; assaulted; assaulting Learner's definition of ASSAULT [+ object] : to violently attack (someone or something)猛烈攻击；抨击；侵犯 He was arrested for assaulting a police officer.他因袭警而被捕。 She verbally assaulted one of her coworkers.她对一位同事进行了口头攻击。 He had been sexually assaulted [=touched or hurt in a sexual way] as a young boy.他小时候遭到过性侵犯。 Enemy forces assaulted the city.敌军向这座城市展开了攻击。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 A terrible noise assaulted our senses. [=we heard a terrible noise]我们听到了刺耳的响声。 |
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