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单词 assault
释义 assault

assault /əˈsɒlt/ aep /-ˈsɑːlt/

noun
1
C2 [C or U] a violent attack:
» He was charged with sexual assault.» UK The number of indecent assaults has increased alarmingly over the past year.» an assault on a police officer» They launched an assault on the capital yesterday.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical and sexual assault and abduction , ↑Sexual activity in general
2
F0 [C] a determined or serious attempt to do something difficult:
» Women's groups have demanded a nationwide assault on sexism in the workplace.» She died heroically during an assault on the world's second-highest mountain.Thesaurus+: ↑Trying and making an effort , ↑Effort and expending energy
assault and battery [U] LEGAL
3
F0 a threat to injure someone followed by a violent attack on them
Thesaurus+: ↑Physical and sexual assault and abduction , ↑Sexual activity in general
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Extra Examples:» The assault was premeditated and particularly brutal.» Cash Junior made a full-frontal assault on Hollywood's 'moral delinquency'.» Racially motivated assaults on Asians are increasing.» Assaults on hospital staff have increased over the last year.» Police are hunting a student attacker after an unprovoked assault in a night club.
verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for assault
C2 to attack someone violently: » A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer.» He had attempted to sexually assault the woman.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical and sexual assault and abduction , ↑Sexual activity in general
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