| 单词 | assail |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'seil] |
| 解释 | v.抨击；猛攻 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 抨击(to attack with arguments)猛攻(to assault) 【记】 as+sail(跳上去)→跳 上去打→猛攻；也可 用联想：as-sail(帆) ：扬帆起航向前攻 【例】 The army assailed the town. |
| 字源 | assail (v.) c.1200, from Old French assalir "attack, assault, assail" (12c., Modern French assaillir), from Vulgar Latin *adsalire "to leap at," from Latin ad- "at" (see ad-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Figurative use from mid-14c. Related: Assailed; assailing; assailable. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 攻击(猛烈打击, 袭击或用语言攻击, 如嘲笑或责骂) 【根】1)sail跳－跳上去打－猛攻2)as一再, sail帆－一再扬帆起航向前攻 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】as+sail 正当战舰开船，航行时发起猛烈攻击 【相关】assassin 暗杀, assault 攻击 |
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