assail

assailassailD.J.:[əˈseil]K.K.:[əˈsel]vt.1.■猛击, 痛打The police were assailed with rocks.警察遭到石块的猛烈攻击。

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assail[ə'seil]vt.1.■攻击，袭击，冲击：to assail bitterly an enemy fort猛攻敌人要塞2.■(用言词等)攻击，抨击；非难；质问；责骂：to assail one's opponent with slander诋毁对手The students assailed the speaker with questions.学生反复质问讲演者。3.■毅然着手去完成(任务)，着手解决；毅然对付(或应付)：She assailed her studies with new determination.她满怀新的决心毅然对付学习。4.■使被困扰，困扰；使苦恼：A loud noise assailed his ears.他的耳朵被喧闹声所困扰。近义词attack

assailassail[əˈseil]vt.1.■攻击, 袭击2.■(用言论)指责3.■毅然应付(难局、工作等); 困扰be assailed with doubts为疑惑所困扰

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继承用法assailableadj.1.■可攻击的assailern.assailmentn.

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参考词汇见attack;