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

单词	assail
释义	as·sail I. \əˈsāl also aˈ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English assailen, from Old French asaillir, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin assalire, alteration (influenced by salire) of Latin assilire, adsilire to leap upon, from ad- + salire to leap — more at sally 1. : to attack with violence or vehemence : assault < assail a man with blows > < assail a city > < the noise assailed his ears > 2. : to attack forcefully or violently by nonphysical means (as with words) < the adherents of the new learning were assailed with every sort of ridicule — G.G.Coulton > : beset strongly with or as if with intent to overcome < assailed by a cloud of disturbing thoughts — T.B.Costain > 3. archaic : woo < assail her with tenderness > 4. : to encounter or confront (as an obstacle) in order to prevail over < assail the slope below the cliff > 5. : to make an impact upon < the faint smell of copper assailed my nostrils — Amy Lowell > Synonyms: see attack II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from assailen archaic : attack
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