Assassinate Assassination Important Assassinated Plot əˈsæsəneɪt Verb President
This flashcard defines "assassinate" as a verb meaning to murder an important person, especially for political reasons. It also covers the noun "assassination" and provides example sentences.
This flashcard defines "assassinate" as a verb meaning to murder an important person, especially for political reasons. It also includes the related noun "assassination" and example sentences for both.
[VERB 动词]行刺；暗杀 When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
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Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
如果肯尼迪没有被暗杀，今天的美国会有根本性的不同吗？
The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。
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She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband...
她希望对她丈夫的遇刺展开调查。
He lives in constant fear of assassination.
他一直提心吊胆，害怕被人暗杀。
...an assassination plot.
暗杀阴谋
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as·sas·sin·ate/əˈsæsɪneɪt; NAmEəˈsæsəneɪt/verb[often passive ]assassinatesb to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons （尤为政治目的的）暗杀；行刺◆The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.首相遭极端分子暗杀。◆a plot to assassinate the president刺杀总统的阴谋▶as·sas·sin·ationassassinationassassinations/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEəˌsæsəˈneɪʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]◆The president survived a number of assassination attempts.总统在数次暗杀企图中幸免于难。◆the assassination of John F. Kennedy暗杀约翰 ·F· 肯尼迪assassinateassassinatesassassinatedassassinatingas·sas·sin·ate/əˈsæsɪneɪt; NAmEəˈsæsəneɪt/as·sas·sin·ation/əˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEəˌsæsəˈneɪʃn/