onslaught

on·slaught

O0081700 (ŏn′slôt′, ôn′-)n.1. A violent attack.2. An overwhelming outpouring: an onslaught of third-class mail.

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[Alteration (influenced by obsolete slaughte, slaughter) of Dutch aanslag, a striking at, from Middle Dutch aenslach : aen-, on; see an- in Indo-European roots + slach, a striking.]

onslaught

(ˈɒnˌslɔːt) na violent attack[C17: from Middle Dutch aenslag, from aan on + slag a blow, related to slay]

on•slaught

(ˈɒnˌslɔt, ˈɔn-)

n. an onset or assault, esp. a vigorous one. [1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack; akin to slay]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	onslaught - a sudden and severe onset of troubletrouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	2.	onslaught - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"attack, onrush, onsetmilitary operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"ground attack - an attack by ground troopsassault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attackcharge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attackpenetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territoryblitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardmentstrike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombsfiring, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields"coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warningarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	onslaught - the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"barrage, bombardment, outpouringlanguage, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

onslaught

noun1. attack, charge, campaign, strike, rush, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, blitz, onset, foray, incursion, onrush, inroad a military onslaught against the rebels
attack, escape, recession, withdrawal, retreat, defensive, rout, stampede2. surge, flood, flow, upsurge, outpouring the onslaught of cheap second-hand imports

onslaught

nounThe act of attacking:aggression, assailment, assault, attack, attempt, offense, offensive, onrush, onset, strike.

Translations

冲击猛攻突击

onslaught

(ˈonsloːt) noun a fierce attack. an onslaught on the enemy troops. 突擊，猛攻，衝擊 突击，猛攻，冲击