C1 verb 正式

assault

/əˈsɔːlt/

To make a sudden, violent physical attack on a person or place, or to criticize someone or something very strongly. In a legal context, it can refer to the act of causing someone to apprehend immediate violence.

例句

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1

He was charged with trying to assault a security guard outside the stadium.

He was accused of attempting to physically attack a guard outside the stadium.

2

The military forces were ordered to assault the enemy stronghold at daybreak.

The troops were commanded to launch an attack on the fortified position at dawn.

3

That neon yellow shirt is really assaulting my eyes right now!

That bright shirt is very unpleasant and overwhelming to look at.

词族

名词
assault
Verb
assault
形容词
assaulting
相关
assailant
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记忆技巧

Think of 'A-Salt'. If someone throws a bag of salt into your eyes, it is a painful physical assault.

快速测验

The defendant was found guilty of attempting to _______ a police officer during the protest.

正确!

正确答案是: assault

例句

1

He was charged with trying to assault a security guard outside the stadium.

everyday

He was accused of attempting to physically attack a guard outside the stadium.

2

The military forces were ordered to assault the enemy stronghold at daybreak.

formal

The troops were commanded to launch an attack on the fortified position at dawn.

3

That neon yellow shirt is really assaulting my eyes right now!

informal

That bright shirt is very unpleasant and overwhelming to look at.

4

The paper seeks to assault the prevailing theories of economic growth using new data sets.

academic

The article aims to strongly challenge and criticize existing economic theories with new data.

5

The company plans to assault the European market with a series of low-cost, high-quality products.

business

The firm intends to aggressively enter and compete within the European market.

词族

名词
assault
Verb
assault
形容词
assaulting
相关
assailant

常见搭配

brutally assault To attack someone in an extremely violent and cruel manner
verbally assault To attack someone using harsh, aggressive, or abusive language
physically assault To attack someone with physical force
assault the senses Something so intense it overwhelms sight, smell, or hearing
sexual assault Illegal physical contact of a sexual nature

常用短语

assault and battery

A legal term for a physical attack involving both the threat and the act

assault on the senses

An experience that is overwhelming to one's perception

armed assault

An attack carried out with weapons

容易混淆的词

assault vs insult

An insult is a verbal offense to someone's feelings, while an assault is a violent physical or intense metaphorical attack.

assault vs battery

In many legal systems, assault is the threat of violence, whereas battery is the actual physical contact.

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使用说明

While primarily used for physical violence, it is common in metaphorical contexts, such as 'assaulting one's intelligence' or 'assaulting a market'. In legal English, its definition varies by jurisdiction, sometimes requiring only the threat of harm.

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常见错误

Learners often forget that 'assault' is a transitive verb and does not usually require a preposition like 'on' when used as a verb (e.g., 'they assaulted the city' is correct, not 'they assaulted on the city').

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记忆技巧

Think of 'A-Salt'. If someone throws a bag of salt into your eyes, it is a painful physical assault.

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词源

Derived from the Old French word 'assault', which comes from the Latin 'adsaltus', meaning 'to leap upon'.

语法模式

Transitive verb: takes a direct object. Regular verb: -ed suffix for past tense and past participle. Can be used as both a noun and a verb with the same spelling.
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文化背景

In Western legal systems, assault is a serious criminal offense, and the term is frequently used in news reporting regarding crime and military operations.

快速测验

The defendant was found guilty of attempting to _______ a police officer during the protest.

正确!

正确答案是: assault

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