assault

漢語翻譯

n. 攻擊, 襲擊
vt. 襲擊, 攻擊
vi. 發動攻擊
【醫】 暴行, 攻擊, 侵襲
相關詞組:
to make a surprise assault on...

詞型變化：

名詞:assaulter 動詞過去式:assaulted 過去分詞:assaulted 現在分詞:assaulting 第三人稱單數:assaults 

詞意辨析：

aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive

這些名詞均有“進攻、侵略”之意。
aggression: 詞義寬泛，既可指武裝入侵別國領土，又可指文化、經濟等方面的侵略。側重敵意行動和征服的企圖。
invasion: 多指具體的侵入或侵犯別國領土，也可用於指抽象事件。
assault: 主要指突然而猛烈的進攻。
attack: 普通用詞，含義廣，指事先不發警告，主動地向對方發起武力進攻或對言論等進行抨擊。
offensive: 多指進攻的態勢，常指大規模的協同軍事行動。

attack, assail, assault, charge, beset

都含有"攻擊"的意思。
attack: 常用詞, 指"攻擊敵人"或"用言 * 擊他人"。

• germany began to attack the soviet union in 1941.
  德國在1941年開始進攻蘇聯。

assail: 指"猛烈連續地攻擊"。

• the enemy plane assailed our defence position.
  敵機不斷猛烈地攻擊我們的陣地。

assault: 語氣比 assail強, 指"突然猛烈地進攻", 暗示"武力的直接接觸" (如肉搏等), 也有"暴力"的意思。

• the enemy assaulted us at dawn.
  敵人在黎明時向我進攻。

charge: 指"衝擊"或"騎兵的突然攻擊"。

• the cavalry charged to the front.
  騎兵猛烈向前線衝擊。

beset: 指"圍攻", 即從各個方向攻擊。

• in the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.
  在沼澤地里, 我們受到蚊子的圍攻。

英文解釋：

名詞 assault:

1. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
   同義詞：rape, violation, ravishment

動詞 assault:

1. attack someone physically or emotionally
   同義詞：assail, set on, attack
2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
   同義詞：rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
3. attack in speech or writing
   同義詞：attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe

例句：

1. Trainee commandos are put through an exhausting assault course.
   受訓的突擊隊員要參加令人筋疲力盡的突擊課程。
2. The court determined that the man was guilty of assault.
   法庭裁定那個人犯了侵犯人身罪。
3. A deep, wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault.
   護城河一條深而寬的、通常有水溝環繞設防的中世紀城鎮城堡或堡壘，用以抵抗外來襲擊
4. Six women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently.
   最近這一帶有六個女子遭受 * 猥褻。
5. They made an assault on the enemy's position.
   他們突襲敵人的陣地。

詳細解釋：

as.sault

n.（名詞）
A violent physical or verbal attack.
攻擊，抨擊：武力或口頭上的攻擊

A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.
進攻：軍事攻擊，如向要塞地區或地方發動的攻擊
The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.
突擊：軍事攻擊中與敵人展開近距離肉搏的最後階段
Law
【法律】
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.
侵犯人身：非法恐嚇或試圖對他人進行人身傷害
The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
侵犯人身的行為：非法恐嚇他人或試圖傷害他人的行為或事實

Law Sexual assault.
【法律】 性騷擾
The crime of rape.
* 罪
v.（動詞）
as.sault.ed,as.sault.ing,as.saults
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make an assault upon; attack.See Synonyms at attack
進行攻擊；襲擊參見 attack
To rape.
*
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make an assault.
發動攻擊

來源：
Middle English assaut
中古英文 assaut
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Vulgar Latin *assaltus
源自 俗拉丁語 *assaltus
variant of Latin assultus [from past participle of] assilore [to jump on] * see assail
拉丁語 assultus的變體 [] 源自assilore的過去分詞 [突然襲擊] *參見 assail

【引伸】
assault.er
n.（名詞）