assassinate
assassinate 英 [əˈsæsɪneɪt] 美 [əˈsæsəneɪt]
vt. 暗杀；行刺
进行时:assassinating 过去式:assassinated 过去分词:assassinated 第三人称单数:assassinates 名词复数:assassinates
- To assassinate someone means to target and deliberately kill that person. The word assassinate is almost always used to describe the killing of a famous person.
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- vt. 暗杀；行刺
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1. The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.
首相遭极端分子暗杀。
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2. a plot to assassinate the president
刺杀总统的阴谋
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3. The president survived a number of assassination attempts.
总统在数次暗杀企图中幸免于难。
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4. the assassination of John F. Kennedy
暗杀约翰 ·F· 肯尼迪
- assassinate (v.) 1610s, from past participle stem of Medieval Latin assassinare (see assassin). "Assassinate means to kill wrongfully by surprise, suddenly, or by secret assault" [Century Dictionary]. Of reputations, characters, etc., from 1620s. Related: Assassinated; assassinating.
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