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assassinate v.暗杀，行刺 (1) 暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。 When a political leader or very well-known person is murdered, the killer is said to assassinate the victim. A killer might assassinate someone for political or ideological reasons, to gain fame for the act, or possibly for payment by someone else. You can assassinate figuratively, as well, by damaging a person's good name: "If you print that story, it will assassinate my reputation." The Arabic root of assassin is hashishiyyin, "hashish users."

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英 [ə'sæsɪneɪt] 美 [ə'sæsəneɪt] (1) A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered. To assassinate someone means to target and deliberately kill that person. The word assassinate is almost always used to describe the killing of a famous person. 1[VERB 动词]行刺；暗杀 When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.   [be V-ed]  [V n]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。assassination  →see usage note at:killShe 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

英语单词	assassinate
英美音标	英 [ə'sæsɪneɪt] 美 [ə'sæsəneɪt]
中文释义	v.暗杀，行刺
英语例句	(1) A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered.
中文例句	(1) 暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。
vocabulary简明	To assassinate someone means to target and deliberately kill that person. The word assassinate is almost always used to describe the killing of a famous person.
vocabulary扩展	When a political leader or very well-known person is murdered, the killer is said to assassinate the victim. A killer might assassinate someone for political or ideological reasons, to gain fame for the act, or possibly for payment by someone else. You can assassinate figuratively, as well, by damaging a person's good name: "If you print that story, it will assassinate my reputation." The Arabic root of assassin is hashishiyyin, "hashish users."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]行刺；暗杀 When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. [be V-ed] [V n] 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。 assassination →see usage note at:kill 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

Assassinate Political Assassination Plot Person Killer 英 ə'Sæsɪneɪt] 美