[N-COUNT 可数名词]猛攻；强攻 An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
[oft N on/upon/against n]
The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons...
叛军准备好要对政府驻军发起新一轮的猛攻。
Most US soldiers welcomed the ground assault when the order was finally given.
当命令最终下达的时候，大多数美军士兵都愿意发动地面进攻。
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[ADJ 形容词]（武器）用于战争的，军用的Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting.
[ADJ n]
...a high-powered assault rifle.
大火力军用步枪
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[N-VAR 可变名词]人身攻击；殴打；（身体）侵犯 An assault on a person is a physical attack on them.
[oft N on/upon n]
The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area...
这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。
At the police station, I was charged with assault.
在警察局，我被指控殴打他人。
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[VERB 动词]袭击；殴打 To assault someone means to physically attack them.
[V n]
The gang assaulted him with iron bars...
这伙人用铁棍殴打他。
She may have been sexually assaulted by her killer.
她可能遭到过凶手的性侵犯。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]严厉抨击；强烈批评 An assault on someone's beliefs is a strong criticism of them.
[oft N on/upon/against n]
He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents.
他猛烈抨击其民主党对手。
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as·sault/əˈsɔːlt; NAmEəˈsɔːlt/
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assaultassaultsassaultedassaultingnoun1[uncountable , countable ]the crime of attacking sb physically 侵犯他人身体（罪）；侵犯人身罪◆Both men were charged with assault.两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。◆sexual assaults性攻击（指强奸、猥亵）assaulton/upon sb ◆A significant number of indecent assaultson women go unreported. 很大数量的猥亵妇女罪没有举报。☞collocationsat
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2[countable ]assault(on/upon/against sb/sth) (by an army, etc. 军队等)the act of attacking a building, an area, etc. in order to take control of it 攻击；突击；袭击SYN
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◆An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。3[countable ]assault(on/upon sth) the act of trying to achieve sth that is difficult or dangerous （向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击◆The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.政府向失业发起新的攻势。◆Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it).登山过程中有三人死亡。4[countable ]an act of criticizing sb/sth severely 抨击SYN
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◆The suggested closures came under assaultfrom all parties. 关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。assaulton/upon/against sb/sth ◆The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified.这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。verb1assaultsb to attack sb violently, especially when this is a crime 猛烈攻击，袭击，侵犯（尤指构成罪）◆He has been charged with assaulting a police officer.他被控袭击警察。◆Four women have been sexually assaultedin the area recently. 近来这个地区有四名妇女遭到强奸猥亵。2assaultsth ( formal) to affect your senses in a way that is very unpleasant or uncomfortable 使（感官）难受◆Loud rock music assaulted our ears.喧闹的摇滚乐直往我们耳朵里钻。as·sault/əˈsɔːlt; NAmEəˈsɔːlt/
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assault1 noun
assault2 verb
assaultas‧sault1 /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone: a case of robbery and assaultfor assault He was jailed for assault.sexual/indecent assault victims of indecent assaultassault on/against sexual assaults on women Several soldiers have been charged with assault.► see thesaurus at
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2[countable, uncountable] a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemyassault on an unsuccessful assault on the enemy lines The refugee camp came under assault again last night. a powerful assault rifle3[countable, uncountable] a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else’s ideas, plans etcSYN attackassault on an assault on the capitalist systemunder assault Traditional family values are increasingly under assault.4[countable] an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially using physical forceassault on an assault on Mt Everest (=an attempt to climb it)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa violent assault· The number of violent assaults in the city has reached an all-time high.a serious assault· Last year, serious assaults increased by 40%.a vicious/brutal assault· The vicious assault happened outside the man’s home.a sexual/indecent assault· Women who have suffered serious sexual assault are offered support and counselling.physical assault· There have even been physical assaults on witnesses.a racial assault· The four young Asian men were victims of a vicious racial assault.verbsbe charged with assault· He ended up in court charged with assault.carry out/commit an assault· She admitted to committing the assault.suffer an assault· The lawyer claimed she was drunk when she suffered the assault.assault + NOUNan assault charge· He’s in jail on an assault charge.an assault case· She had to attend court as a witness in an assault case.
assault1 noun
assault2 verb
assaultassault2 ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1to attack someone in a violent way: Two men assaulted him after he left the bar.sexually/indecently assault He was found guilty of indecently assaulting a student.► see thesaurus at
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2 literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset: The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses.3to strongly criticize someone’s ideas, plans etc4to try to do something very difficult: a task force to assault the problems
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