单词 | attacking |
释义 | attack1 of 3verb at·tack ə-ˈtak attacked; attacking; attacks transitive verb 1 : to set upon or work against forcefully attack an enemy fortification 2 : to assail with unfriendly or bitter words a politician verbally attacked by critics 3 : to begin to affect or to act on injuriously plants attacked by aphids 4 a : to set to work on attack a problem b : to begin to eat (food) eagerly At the table he attacked his meal with such singleminded ferocity as to be, as Boswell put it, disgusting to those whose sensations were delicate. Donald R. DeGlopper 5 chess : to threaten (a piece) with immediate capture intransitive verb : to make an attack They were unprepared when the enemy attacked. attacker noun plural attackers attack 2 of 3noun plural attacks 1 : the act of attacking with physical force or unfriendly words : assault the victim of a knife attack a verbal attack 2 : a belligerent or antagonistic action launched an attack against his political opponents 3 a : a fit of sickness especially : an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease an attack of bronchitis b : a period of being strongly affected by something (such as a desire or mood) an attack of the jitters c : an aggressive attempt to take or extend a lead over others in a race (such as a bicycle race) … he crushed his rivals in the first mountain stages by going on relatively long solo attacks. Samuel Abt 4 a : an offensive or scoring action won the game with an 8-hit attack b : offensive players or the positions taken up by them 5 : the setting to work on some undertaking made a new attack on the problem a new plan of attack 6 : the beginning of destructive action (as by a chemical agent) 7 music : the act or manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase attack 3 of 3adjective1 : designed, planned, or used for carrying out a military attack an attack helicopter 2 : expressing or involving aggressively negative and harsh criticism of someone (such as a political opponent) attack ads Early in my magazine career, I at times participated in a form of attack journalism that today fills me with remorse—picking a target and sending out a reporter to bring back the scalp. Daniel Okrent attacking verb1 as in assaulting to take sudden, violent action against our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in slamming to criticize harshly and usually publicly the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in tackling to start work on energetically Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm Synonyms & Similar Words
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