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assail v.使苦恼，纠缠；猛烈攻击；言语抨击 (1) 这个想法使我困扰。(2) 疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人。(3) 敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。(4) 这本书的本意不是抨击基督教的。 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.

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英 [ə'seɪl] 美 [ə'seɪl] (1) The thought came to assail me.(2) Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest .(3) The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.(4) This book is not meant to assail Christianity. To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts. 1[VERB 动词]猛烈抨击；强烈指责 If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.   [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day...反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists.劳工运动遭到女权主义者的猛烈抨击，指责其存在性别歧视，并要求作出改善。2[VERB 动词]猛烈袭击；暴力攻击 If someone assails you, they attack you violently.   [V n]  [WRITTEN 笔语]Dividing his command, Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time...摩根派遣部队同时袭击了两个据点。Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park.她的丈夫在格拉斯哥的一所公园遭到一名持刀年轻男子的袭击。3[VERB 动词]深受…困扰；使极为苦恼 If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]  [WRITTEN 笔语]She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.她被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。4[VERB 动词]（声音或气味）侵入，刺激 If you say that a loud sound or a strong smell assails someone's ears or nostrils, you are emphasizing that it is very intense and seems shocking or unpleasant.   [V n]  [emphasis]  [WRITTEN 笔语]The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils.燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。

英语单词	assail
英美音标	英 [ə'seɪl] 美 [ə'seɪl]
中文释义	v.使苦恼，纠缠；猛烈攻击；言语抨击
英语例句	(1) The thought came to assail me. (2) Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest . (3) The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow. (4) This book is not meant to assail Christianity.
中文例句	(1) 这个想法使我困扰。 (2) 疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人。 (3) 敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。 (4) 这本书的本意不是抨击基督教的。
vocabulary简明	To assail is to attack or assault — with throwing stars, fists, words or, less tangibly but just as violently, with troubles or doubts.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]猛烈抨击；强烈指责 If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day... 反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。 The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists. 劳工运动遭到女权主义者的猛烈抨击，指责其存在性别歧视，并要求作出改善。 2 [VERB 动词]猛烈袭击；暴力攻击 If someone assails you, they attack you violently. [V n] [WRITTEN 笔语] Dividing his command, Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time... 摩根派遣部队同时袭击了两个据点。 Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park. 她的丈夫在格拉斯哥的一所公园遭到一名持刀年轻男子的袭击。 3 [VERB 动词]深受…困扰；使极为苦恼 If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. [be V-ed] [usu passive] [WRITTEN 笔语] She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity. 她被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。 4 [VERB 动词]（声音或气味）侵入，刺激 If you say that a loud sound or a strong smell assails someone's ears or nostrils, you are emphasizing that it is very intense and seems shocking or unpleasant. [V n] [emphasis] [WRITTEN 笔语] The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils. 燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。

Assail Ed Verb 动词 [Written 笔语 Attack [V