英语词汇“assail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts.

Believe it or not, assail evolved from the ancient Latin word assilire, which means "to jump on." So picture an attacker jumping on you, throwing punches and maybe some insults, too. Because assail also means to ridicule or heap your worries upon someone. As novelist Charlotte Bronte noted, “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.” Think on that.

WORD FAMILY

assail: assailable, assailant, assailed, assailing, assails, reassail+/assailable: assailability, assailably, unassailable/assailant: assailants/reassail: reassailed/unassailable: unassailablest, unassailably

USAGE EXAMPLES

Taylor was assailed as a husband stealer, Fisher as a deserter.

Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016)

Taylor was assailed as a husband stealer, Fisher as a deserter of his family.

Salon(Dec 28, 2016)

France’s far right and the conservative opposition assailed the Socialist government as lax.

Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016)

1v attack someone physically or emotionally

Nightmares assailed him regularly

Syn|Hypo

assault, attack, set on

bait

attack with dogs or set dogs upon

set, sic

urge to attack someone

bulldog

attack viciously and ferociously

rush

attack suddenly

blindside

attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed

savage

attack brutally and fiercely

reassail

assail again

jump

make a sudden physical attack on

beset, set upon

assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

desecrate, outrage, profane, violate

violate the sacred character of a place or language

molest

harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

bear down, charge

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

gang-rape

rape (someone) successively with several attackers

2v attack in speech or writing

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe

abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout

use foul or abusive language towards

claw

attack as if with claws

vitriol

subject to bitter verbal abuse

rip

criticize or abuse strongly and violently

whang

attack forcefully

barrage, bombard

address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

blister, scald, whip

subject to harsh criticism

rubbish

attack strongly

slang

abuse with coarse language

rail, revile, vilify, vituperate

spread negative information about

curse

heap obscenities upon

criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

3v launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

attack
aggress, attack

take the initiative and go on the offensive

defend

be on the defensive; act against an attack

submarine

attack by submarine

pelt, pepper

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

hit, strike

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

counterattack, counterstrike

make a counterattack

gas

attack with gas; subject to gas fumes

storm, surprise

attack by storm; attack suddenly

blitz

attack suddenly and without warning

invade, occupy

march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround

surround so as to force to give up

bomb, bombard

throw bombs at or attack with bombs

strafe

attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane

cannonade

attack with cannons or artillery

torpedo

attack or hit with torpedoes

bust, raid

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

slice

hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

chop

hit sharply

stroke

strike a ball with a smooth blow

teargas

attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes

blockade, seal off

impose a blockade on

ebb

hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

carpet bomb

bomb a large area systematically and extensively

bomb out

make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs

dive-bomb

bomb from a diving airplane

glide-bomb

bomb by gliding

skip-bomb

attack with delayed release bombs

atom-bomb, nuke

bomb with atomic weapons

hydrogen-bomb

attack with a hydrogen bomb

pattern-bomb

bomb in certain patterns

atomise, atomize, nuke, zap

strike at with firepower or bombs

letter bomb

send an explosive to

firebomb

attack with incendiary bombs

blast, shell

use explosives on

retaliate, strike back

make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

infest, overrun

invade in great numbers

contend, fight, struggle

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

单词	assail
释义	assail (once / 317 pages) v To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts. Believe it or not, assail evolved from the ancient Latin word assilire, which means "to jump on." So picture an attacker jumping on you, throwing punches and maybe some insults, too. Because assail also means to ridicule or heap your worries upon someone. As novelist Charlotte Bronte noted, “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.” Think on that. WORD FAMILY assail: assailable, assailant, assailed, assailing, assails, reassail+/assailable: assailability, assailably, unassailable/assailant: assailants/reassail: reassailed/unassailable: unassailablest, unassailably USAGE EXAMPLES Taylor was assailed as a husband stealer, Fisher as a deserter. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Taylor was assailed as a husband stealer, Fisher as a deserter of his family. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) France’s far right and the conservative opposition assailed the Socialist government as lax. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1v attack someone physically or emotionally Nightmares assailed him regularly Syn\|Hypo assault, attack, set on bait attack with dogs or set dogs upon set, sic urge to attack someone bulldog attack viciously and ferociously rush attack suddenly blindside attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed savage attack brutally and fiercely reassail assail again jump make a sudden physical attack on beset, set upon assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" desecrate, outrage, profane, violate violate the sacred character of a place or language molest harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to bear down, charge to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle gang-rape rape (someone) successively with several attackers 2v attack in speech or writing Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw, shout use foul or abusive language towards claw attack as if with claws vitriol subject to bitter verbal abuse rip criticize or abuse strongly and violently whang attack forcefully barrage, bombard address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage blister, scald, whip subject to harsh criticism rubbish attack strongly slang abuse with coarse language rail, revile, vilify, vituperate spread negative information about curse heap obscenities upon criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws 3v launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper attack aggress, attack take the initiative and go on the offensive defend be on the defensive; act against an attack submarine attack by submarine pelt, pepper attack and bombard with or as if with missiles hit, strike make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target counterattack, counterstrike make a counterattack gas attack with gas; subject to gas fumes storm, surprise attack by storm; attack suddenly blitz attack suddenly and without warning invade, occupy march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround surround so as to force to give up bomb, bombard throw bombs at or attack with bombs strafe attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane cannonade attack with cannons or artillery torpedo attack or hit with torpedoes bust, raid search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on slice hit a ball so that it causes a backspin chop hit sharply stroke strike a ball with a smooth blow teargas attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes blockade, seal off impose a blockade on ebb hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb carpet bomb bomb a large area systematically and extensively bomb out make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs dive-bomb bomb from a diving airplane glide-bomb bomb by gliding skip-bomb attack with delayed release bombs atom-bomb, nuke bomb with atomic weapons hydrogen-bomb attack with a hydrogen bomb pattern-bomb bomb in certain patterns atomise, atomize, nuke, zap strike at with firepower or bombs letter bomb send an explosive to firebomb attack with incendiary bombs blast, shell use explosives on retaliate, strike back make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil infest, overrun invade in great numbers contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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