assault

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy. 猛攻
The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons. 叛亂分子作好了對政府衛(wèi)戍部隊的新一輪猛攻的準(zhǔn)備。
2. ADJ Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting. 用于戰(zhàn)爭的 (武器)[ADJ n]
3. N-VAR An assault on a person is a physical attack on them. 襲擊[oft N 'on/upon' n]
The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area. 這次襲擊是一系列在大學(xué)區(qū)對女性的野蠻性侵犯之一。
4. V-T To assault someone means to physically attack them. 襲擊
The gang assaulted him with iron bars. 該團伙用鐵棒襲擊了他。

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 .