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assail

/əˈseɪl/
verb★中级💡 攻击;袭击
正式

猛烈攻击或袭击某人或某物

The critics assailed the new policy as ineffective.

评论家猛烈抨击这项新政策无效。

Doubt assailed her confidence before the presentation.

演讲前,她的信心受到质疑的冲击。

💡

多用于正式场合,强调突然且强烈的攻击或批评。

文学

困扰或折磨(某人)

Memories of the accident assailed him constantly.

事故的记忆不断困扰着他。

💡

常用于描述精神或情感上的困扰。

搭配

assail with以…攻击或批评be assailed by doubts被疑虑困扰come under assail受到攻击或批评

同义词

attackassaultbesetharasscriticizebeleaguer

反义词

defendprotectshield

相关短语

assail the senses短语
强烈冲击感官
under assail短语
受到攻击或批评

💡专业提示

区分近义词

attack(攻击):最常见,可指身体或言语攻击。 assault(袭击):强调暴力或非法攻击。 assail(攻击):正式用语,强调突然性和强度。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

1. 描述军事或暴力攻击时:The city was assailed by enemy forces. 2. 描述批评或非难时:The proposal was assailed by environmental groups. 3. 描述精神困扰时:Doubt assailed him before the exam.

📖词源

源自古法语 *assailir*(攻击),再追溯至拉丁语 *assilire*(跳向,袭击),由 *ad-*(向)+ *salire*(跳)构成。

📝用法说明

1. 多用于正式或文学语境,日常口语中较少使用。 2. 可指身体攻击(如军事进攻),也可指言语攻击(如批评)。 3. 在法律或军事文献中较为常见。

单词拆解

as-
表示‘向’或‘朝向’
prefix
+
-sail
来自拉丁语 *salire*(跳)
root
英汉词典

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