- An assault is an attack. Getting punched, yelled at, or bombed are all types of assault.
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- n. 攻击；袭击
- v. 攻击；袭击
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1. Both men were charged with assault.
两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。
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2. A significant number of indecent assaults on women go unreported.
很大数量的猥亵妇女罪没有举报。
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3. The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.
政府向失业发起新的攻势。
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4. The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified.
这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。
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5. He has been charged with assaulting a police officer.
他被控袭击警察。
- assault (n.) late 14c., earlier asaut (c. 1200), "physical attack (on a person), sudden violent onslaught (on a place)," from Old French asaut, assaut "an attack, an assault, attacking forces" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *adsaltus "attack, assault," from ad "to" (see ad-) + Latin saltus "a leap," from salire "to leap, spring" (see salient (adj.)). The -l- was restored, as in fault (n.), vault (n.1). In law by 1580s; historically, assault includes menacing words or actions coupled with present means to effect them; battery is an actual blow.
- assault (v.) "attack physically," early 15c., from Middle French asauter, assauter, from Vulgar Latin *assaltare (see assault (n.)). Related: Assaulted; assaulting.
as·sault / əˈsɔːlt ; NAmE əˈsɔːlt / noun , verb assault assaults assaulted assaulting noun 1 [uncountable , countable ] the crime of attacking sb physically 侵犯他人身体（罪）；侵犯人身罪 ◆ Both men were charged with assault. 两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。 ◆ sexual assaults 性攻击（指强奸、猥亵） assaulton/upon sb ◆ A significant number of indecent assaultson women go unreported. 很大数量的猥亵妇女罪没有举报。 ☞ collocationsat crime 2 [countable ] assault(on/upon/against sb/sth) (by an army, etc. 军队等 ) the act of attacking a building, an area, etc. in order to take control of it 攻击；突击；袭击 SYN attack ◆ An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning. 凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。 3 [countable ] assault(on/upon sth) the act of trying to achieve sth that is difficult or dangerous （向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击 ◆ The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment. 政府向失业发起新的攻势。 ◆ Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it). 登山过程中有三人死亡。 4 [countable ] an act of criticizing sb/sth severely 抨击 SYN attack ◆ The suggested closures came under assaultfrom all parties. 关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。 assaulton/upon/against sb/sth ◆ The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified. 这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。 verb 1 assaultsb to attack sb violently, especially when this is a crime 猛烈攻击，袭击，侵犯（尤指构成罪） ◆ He has been charged with assaulting a police officer. 他被控袭击警察。 ◆ Four women have been sexually assaultedin the area recently. 近来这个地区有四名妇女遭到强奸猥亵。 2 assaultsth ( formal) to affect your senses in a way that is very unpleasant or uncomfortable 使（感官）难受 ◆ Loud rock music assaulted our ears. 喧闹的摇滚乐直往我们耳朵里钻。 as·sault / əˈsɔːlt ; NAmE əˈsɔːlt /
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