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  4. assail

assail

/əˈseɪl/
攻击;袭击

The army decided to assail the enemy's fortress at dawn.

军队决定在拂晓时袭击敌人的堡垒。


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
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