assault

/əˈsɔlt/ 名词 B2

中文：突击、攻击

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. (countable, uncountable) · The army made an assault on the enemy.
A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like (countable, uncountable) · She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing. (countable, uncountable)
The crime whose action is such an attempt. (countable, uncountable)
An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon). (countable, uncountable)
The tort whose action is such an act. (countable, uncountable)
A non-competitive combat between two fencers. (countable, uncountable)

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Petty thefts, wanton assaults, purposeless outrage—to the man who held the clue all could be worked into one connected whole.

I won't deny that I intended to assault you just now."

He knew his wife to be a loving wife, and, save for the assaults upon her stepson, a loving mother.

This unhappy lady, as I understand it, has appeared to assault both the children, her own baby and your little son?"

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