[with obj.]make a physical attack on 武力攻击 he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. 他承认犯有以武力攻击一名警官的罪行。 she was sexually assaulted as a child. 她年幼时受到过性侵犯。 ■(figurative)attack or bombard (someone or the senses) with something undesirable or unpleasant (喻)困扰,使难受 thunder assaulted the ears. 雷声震耳欲聋。 ■carry out a military attack or raid on (an enemy position) (军队)攻击(敌方阵地)
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a physical attack 武力攻击 his imprisonment for an assault on the film director. 他因攻击一电影导演而受的牢狱之苦。 a sexual assault. 性侵犯。 ■(Law)an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done (律)人身侵犯 he admitted an assault and two thefts. 他承认了一桩人身侵犯罪和两桩盗窃罪。 [mass noun]he appeared in court charged with assault. 他因人身侵犯罪而被送上法庭。 ■a military attack or raid on an enemy position (对敌方的)军事攻击 troops began an assault on the city. 部队开始了对这个城市的进攻。 [as modifier]an assault boat. 攻击艇。 ■a strong verbal attack 猛烈的口头攻击 the assault on the party's tax policies. 针对该政党税收政策的抨击。
a concerted attempt to do something demanding 对于一件费力事情的一致努力 a winter assault on Qomolangma. 冬季攀登珠穆朗玛峰的行动。
派生 assaulter noun 语源
Middle English : from Old French asaut (noun), assauter (verb), based on Latin ad- 'to' + saltare, frequentative of salire 'to leap'. Compare with assail