[N-COUNT 可数名词]攻击；袭击；猛攻 An onslaught on someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them.
[usu with supp]
The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim...
袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
...a media onslaught.
媒体的狂轰滥炸
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（常指难以应付的）大批，大量 If you refer to an onslaught of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it, often so that it is very difficult to deal with.
[usu N of n]
The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
...the constant onslaught of ads on American TV.
美国电视上让人应接不暇的广告
Oxford
on·slaught/ˈɒnslɔːt; NAmEˈɑːnslɔːt;ˈɔːnslɔːt/noun[countable , usually singular ]a strong or violent attack 攻击；猛攻onslaught(against/on sb/sth) ◆the enemy onslaught on our military forces敌军对我军的进攻onslaught(of sth) ◆The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.每年夏天，这座小城都要熬过一段旅游者蜂拥而至的苦日子。◆an onslaught of abuse一阵谩骂onslaughtonslaughtson·slaught/ˈɒnslɔːt; NAmEˈɑːnslɔːt;ˈɔːnslɔːt/
1a large violent attack by an armyonslaught on/against In December they launched a full-scale onslaught on the capital.2strong criticism of someoneonslaught on/against his public onslaught on the Conservativesunder the onslaught of something He praised his wife for her dignity under the onslaught of the tabloid press.3the onslaught of something the effect of something that is unpleasant and could cause damage: plants that will survive the onslaught of winter
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