assault

KK [əˋsɔlt] /əˈsɔlt/

as- 朝向+sault 跳→朝著…跳過去展開

字面：朝著…跳過去

朝目標猛撲跳上去，即攻擊、襲擊。

名詞

1
攻擊、襲擊、進攻軍事
The troops launched a dawn assault on the enemy position.
部隊在黎明時對敵軍陣地發動攻擊。
2
傷害、人身攻擊、暴力攻擊法律
He was charged with assault after the fight outside the bar.
他在酒吧外打架後被以傷害罪起訴。
3
性侵、性侵害多與 sexual 連用
She reported the assault to the police the next morning.
她隔天早上向警方報案指出遭到性侵。
4
抨擊、攻擊、打壓
Critics see the new law as an assault on free speech.
批評者認為這項新法是對言論自由的打壓。
5
挑戰、攻頂
The team began their assault on the summit before sunrise.
隊伍在日出前開始攻頂。

1
襲擊、攻擊、毆打
Two men assaulted the driver and stole his wallet.
兩名男子襲擊駕駛並搶走他的皮夾。
2
性侵常用被動
She testified that she had been assaulted by a coworker.
她出庭作證說自己曾被同事性侵。
3
猛攻、強攻軍事
The army assaulted the fortress from three different directions.
軍隊從三個方向猛攻那座要塞。
4
刺激、侵襲
The smell of rotting fish assaulted our noses at the door.
一進門，腐魚的臭味就直衝鼻腔。