assail

verb

1. attack in speech or writing

e.g. The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker

Synonym: attackroundlash outsnipeassault

2. launch an attack or assault on
begin hostilities or start warfare with

e.g. Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week

Synonym: attack

3. attack someone physically or emotionally

e.g. The mugger assaulted the woman
Nightmares assailed him regularly

Synonym: assaultset onattack

1. 猛烈抨击；强烈指责
If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.

e.g. The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day...
反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
e.g. The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism and demands for change from feminists.
劳工运动遭到女权主义者的猛烈抨击，指责其存在性别歧视，并要求作出改善。

2. 猛烈袭击;暴力攻击
If someone assails you, they attack you violently.

e.g. Dividing his command, Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time...
摩根派遣部队同时袭击了两个据点。
e.g. Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park.
她的丈夫在格拉斯哥的一所公园遭到一名持刀年轻男子的袭击。

3. 深受…困扰;使极为苦恼
If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them.

assail

e.g. She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.
她被自我怀疑和情感上的不安全感所困扰。

4. （声音或气味）侵入，刺激
If you say that a loud sound or a strong smell assails someone's ears or nostrils, you are emphasizing that it is very intense and seems shocking or unpleasant.

assail的翻译

e.g. The scent of burning metal assailed his nostrils.
燃烧的金属的味道刺激着他的嗅觉。

1. 攻击：arrange 处理,调解 | assail 攻击 | assault 攻击

2. assail是什么意思

2. 纠缠：disembark 下船上岸 | assail 纠缠 | marble 玻璃球,大理石

3. 溜之大吉：horse = 神马奔雷 | assail = 溜之大吉 | aaron = 火焰飞击

4. 抨击,指责：arsenal 军械库;兵工厂 | assail 抨击,指责 | assassinate 暗杀;行刺