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assail 【ASSAIL】The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。【重点词汇】assail v. 攻击 同: assault

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[ə'seɪl] 
assailattack someone physically or emotionally
To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts.
Believe it or not, assail evolved from the ancient Latin word  assilire, which means "to jump on." So picture an attacker jumping on you, throwing punches and maybe some insults, too. Because assail also means to ridicule or heap your worries upon someone. As novelist Charlotte Bronte noted, “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.” Think on that.
All forms of 'assail' will appear on average once every 317 pages.assailassailableassailantreassailassailabilityunassailableunassailably

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Pron	[ə'seɪl]
Back	【ASSAIL】 The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow. 敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。【重点词汇】 assail v. 攻击同: assault
Vocab	assailattack someone physically or emotionally To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts. Believe it or not, assail evolved from the ancient Latin word assilire, which means "to jump on." So picture an attacker jumping on you, throwing punches and maybe some insults, too. Because assail also means to ridicule or heap your worries upon someone. As novelist Charlotte Bronte noted, “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last.” Think on that. All forms of 'assail' will appear on average once every 317 pages. assail assailable assailant reassail assailability unassailable unassailably

Assail Attack Assault Throwing Means ə'Seɪl Enemy Defense