assail

as·sail

A0469900 (ə-sāl′)tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails 1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.

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[Middle English assailen, from Old French asalir, asaill-, from Vulgar Latin *assalīre, variant of Latin assilīre, to jump on : ad-, onto; see ad- + salīre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sail′a·ble adj.as·sail′a·bil′i·ty n.as·sail′er n.as·sail′ment n.

assail

(əˈseɪl) vb (tr) 1. to attack violently; assault2. to criticize or ridicule vehemently, as in argument3. to beset or disturb: his mind was assailed by doubts. 4. to encounter with the intention of mastering: to assail a problem; to assail a difficult mountain ridge. [C13: from Old French asalir, from Vulgar Latin assalīre (unattested) to leap upon, from Latin assilīre, from salīre to leap] asˈsailable adj asˈsailer n asˈsailment n

as•sail

(əˈseɪl)

v.t. 1. to attack vigorously or violently; assault. 2. to attack verbally, as with arguments, criticism, or abuse. 3. to make an impact on; beset: The harsh light assailed their eyes. [1175–1225; Middle English asaylen < Old French asaill-, tonic s. of asalir < Vulgar Latin *assalīre, for Latin assilīre; see assault] as•sail′a•ble, adj. as•sail′a•ble•ness, n. as•sail′er, n. as•sail′ment, n. syn: See attack.

assail

Past participle: assailed
Gerund: assailing

Imperative
assail
assail

Present
I assail
you assail
he/she/it assails
we assail
you assail
they assail

Preterite
I assailed
you assailed
he/she/it assailed
we assailed
you assailed
they assailed

Present Continuous
I am assailing
you are assailing
he/she/it is assailing
we are assailing
you are assailing
they are assailing

Present Perfect
I have assailed
you have assailed
he/she/it has assailed
we have assailed
you have assailed
they have assailed

Past Continuous
I was assailing
you were assailing
he/she/it was assailing
we were assailing
you were assailing
they were assailing

Past Perfect
I had assailed
you had assailed
he/she/it had assailed
we had assailed
you had assailed
they had assailed

Future
I will assail
you will assail
he/she/it will assail
we will assail
you will assail
they will assail

Future Perfect
I will have assailed
you will have assailed
he/she/it will have assailed
we will have assailed
you will have assailed
they will have assailed

Future Continuous
I will be assailing
you will be assailing
he/she/it will be assailing
we will be assailing
you will be assailing
they will be assailing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been assailing
you have been assailing
he/she/it has been assailing
we have been assailing
you have been assailing
they have been assailing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been assailing
you will have been assailing
he/she/it will have been assailing
we will have been assailing
you will have been assailing
they will have been assailing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been assailing
you had been assailing
he/she/it had been assailing
we had been assailing
you had been assailing
they had been assailing

Conditional
I would assail
you would assail
he/she/it would assail
we would assail
you would assail
they would assail

Past Conditional
I would have assailed
you would have assailed
he/she/it would have assailed
we would have assailed
you would have assailed
they would have assailed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assail - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"assault, set on, attackbait - attack with dogs or set dogs uponsic, set - urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"bulldog - attack viciously and ferociouslyrush - attack suddenlyblindside - attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructedsavage - attack brutally and fiercelyreassail - assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her"jump - make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"set upon, beset - assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"rape, ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"desecrate, outrage, profane, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"molest - harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
	2.	assail - 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"attackfight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"submarine - attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"pelt, pepper - attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"counterattack, counterstrike - make a counterattackgas - attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"surprise, storm - attack by storm; attack suddenlyblitz - attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"invade, occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"bomb, bombard - throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"strafe - attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"cannonade - attack with cannons or artillerytorpedo - attack or hit with torpedoesraid, bust - search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
	3.	assail - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"lash out, attack, assault, snipe, roundcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"vitriol - subject to bitter verbal abuserip - criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"whang - attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"barrage, bombard - address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"scald, blister, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"rubbish - attack strongly

assail

verb1. criticize, abuse, blast, flame (informal), put down, malign, berate, revile, vilify, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), impugn, go for the jugular, lambast(e) These newspapers assail the government each day.2. attack, charge, assault, invade, set about, beset, fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal), maltreat, belabour He was assailed by a young man with a knife.3. plague, trouble, pain, harry, bother, disturb, torture, haunt, annoy, tease, torment, harass, hassle (informal), afflict, badger, persecute, molest, pester, vex, bedevil, give someone grief (Brit. & S. African) She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.

assail

verb1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.Informal: lambaste.Slang: clobber.Idiom: rain blows on.2. To attack with harsh, often insulting language:abuse, rail against (or at), revile, vituperate.3. To set upon with violent force:aggress, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike.Informal: light into, pitch into.

Translations

使苦恼攻击

assail

(əˈseil) verb to attack, torment. He was assailed with questions; assailed by doubts. 攻擊，使人困擾 攻击，使苦恼 asˈsailant noun a person who attacks. His assailant came up behind him in the dark. 攻擊者 攻击者