| 词汇 | attack |
| 释义 | attack verb uk /əˈtæk/ us /əˈtæk/ attackverb (HURT)B1[ I or T ] to try to hurt or defeat using violence: 袭击;殴打;攻击;进攻 He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.他被一帮年轻人打成重伤。 Army forces have been attacking the town since dawn.从拂晓开始，军队就对这个城市展开了进攻。 Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.大多数野生动物若非被激怒，是不会主动攻击的。 Compare defend(PROTECT) to try to hurt someone using violence attackHe was attacked in the car park. assaultThe intruder assaulted him in his home. go forUKShe suddenly lost her temper and went for me. come atHe came at me with a baseball bat. mugYes, that is the man who mugged me. ambushThey ambushed him and left him for dead. Her voice shook as she spoke about the person who attacked her. He attacked the man with a broken bottle.他用一个破酒瓶袭击了那人。 She used to love cats but one attacked her and she doesn't like them anymore. The army has been criticized for attacking the unarmed civilian population. Earlier today a man was arrested for attacking a motorist in a road rage incident.在今天早些时候发生的一起公路暴力事件中，一名男子因攻击一名驾车者而被捕。 Attacking & invading advance guard aggressor ambush beleaguer beleaguered besiege blitz cyberbullying cyberwarfare declare war on someone/something false flag full-frontal assault hit and run pincer movement post-attack post-conquest pre-emption privateer surgical strike swoop attackverb (CRITICIZE)C1[ T ] to criticize someone strongly: 抨击;责难 She wrote an article attacking the judges and their conduct of the trial.她写了一篇文章抨击法官以及他们的审案方式。 The report attacks the idea of exams for seven and eight-year-olds.这篇报道抨击了对七八岁的孩子进行考试的计划。 Synonyms castigateformal censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides. come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher attackverb (DAMAGE)C2[ T ] If something, such as a disease or a chemical, attacks something, it damages it: （疾病、化学品等）侵袭；侵害；侵蚀 AIDS attacks the body's immune system.艾滋病破坏人体的免疫系统。 My rose bushes are being attacked by aphids.我的蔷薇花丛正在遭受蚜虫的侵害。 Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck attackverb (SPORT)[ I or T ] If players in a team attack, they move forward to try to score points, goals, etc.（体育比赛中）进攻 General terms used in ball sports aggregate score assist attacking back pass backhanded bend hat trick indirect free kick interception kicker launch angle lay someone off loft pitch square ball stiff-arm stroke swat takeaway tap in attackverb (DEAL WITH)[ T ] to deal with something quickly and in an effective way: 迅速处理；高效解决；全力应付 We have to attack these problems now and find some solutions.我们必须现在就处理这些问题并拿出解决方案。 The children rushed in and eagerly attacked the food (= quickly started to eat it).孩子们冲进屋里狼吞虎咽地大吃起来。 Dealing with things or people addressable approach attend to someone/something be all over it idiom beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom bed cut grip have it out with someoneidiom hold hold onidiom I/I've got thisidiom ill-prepared square tend to someone/something to get a handle on somethingidiom to have a handle on somethingidiom tough tough something out weather attack noun uk /əˈtæk/ us /əˈtæk/ attacknoun (VIOLENT ACT)B1[ C or U ] a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something: 袭击;攻击;进攻 a racist attack种族主义袭击 Enemy forces have made an attack on the city.敌军已经对这座城市发起了进攻。 These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going)on the attack (= trying to defeat or hurt other people) again.这些爆炸事件表明，恐怖主义分子又发起了进攻。 The town was once again under attack (= being attacked).这座城市再次遭受攻击。 The terrorist attack on the UN building has shocked the civilized world.恐怖分子对联合国大楼的袭击震惊了文明世界。 The submarine dived just in time to avoid the enemy attack.潜艇及时下潜，刚好躲过了敌人的攻击。 The police have to arm themselves against attack.警察必须得配备武器以防受到攻击。 An 80-year-old woman was badly hurt in what the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack . The rebel headquarters took a direct hit from a bomb during the attack.在这次进攻中，一颗炸弹直接击中了叛军的总部。 Attacking & invading advance guard aggressor ambush beleaguer beleaguered besiege blitz cyberbullying cyberwarfare declare war on someone/something false flag full-frontal assault hit and run pincer movement post-attack post-conquest pre-emption privateer surgical strike swoop attacknoun (CRITICISM)C2[ C or U ] a strong criticism of someone or something: 抨击;责难 a scathing attack on the president对总统的严厉抨击 The government has come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.政府因为削减教育开支而受到各方面的强烈批评。 Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher attacknoun (ILLNESS)[ C ] a sudden and short period of illness: （疾病等的）突然发作 an attack of asthma/flu/malaria哮喘／流感／疟疾的突然发作 figurativean attack of the giggles突然一阵咯咯傻笑 Disease & illness - general words advanced aggressiveness autoimmune disease bilharzia bilharziasis complication fulminating gestational hyperendemic hypochondriac iatrogenic industrial disease life-threatening morbid schistosomiasis second degree secretory serial interval snail fever untreated attacknoun (SPORT)B1[ C or U ] the part of a team in some sports that tries to score points: （球队中的）进攻（位置） The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.这支球队攻击力强大，但防守很薄弱。 The team is strong inattack but useless in defence.这支球队攻势凶猛，但防守不堪一击。 [ U ] determination in the way you play a sport, trying hard to score points: （体育运动中的）进攻 The team needs to put some more attack into its game.这支球队在比赛中需要加强攻势。 Competitors & participants in sports & games anchorman attacker back four baller ballplayer challenger competitor jumper logroller long-jumper longboarder major league mid-table opponent retire torero toxophilite traceur trampolinist trialist You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing in sport attack | American Dictionaryattack verb us/əˈtæk/ attackverb (HURT)[ I/T ] to try to hurt or defeat someone or something using violence: [ T ]Two campers were attacked by a bear last night. [ I ]Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked. [ I/T ] If a disease or a chemical attacks something, it damages it: [ T ]The stress hormone cortisol attacks the immune system. attackverb (CRITICIZE)[ T ] to criticize someone or something strongly: Critics have attacked her ideas as antidemocratic. In TV ads, he attacked his opponent’s record. attackernoun[ C ]us/əˈtæk·ər/ attack noun[ C/U ] us/əˈtæk/ attacknoun[C/U] (HURT)An attack is also a sudden, short period of illness, or a sudden feeling that you cannot control: [ C ]an asthma attack [ C ]How do you let your kids go without having anxiety attacks? attacknoun[C/U] (CRITICISM)An attack is also strong criticism of someone or something: [ U ]The more he speaks out, the more he comes under attack. Idiomon the attack Examples of attackattack A multinational attacked the nation's dignity by colonising a national image for its global enterprise. We only have inadequate knowledge of the planned attacks, but we are sure of the detainee's involvement and of the attack's seriousness and imminence. Lizards attacked far fewer sawfly larvae than pierid caterpillars. We also hear of demonstrations in which pilgrims were booed or attacked by anticlerical crowds.#! The predators deterred/household cattle cross effects variable suggests that households with larger cattle herds are willing to pay more to deter predators from attacking. Over the next 14 months, the child remained cyanosed, becoming increasingly so with time, but with no history of overt hypercyanotic attacks. They were taught how to ward off and resist unexpected attacks and disable their attacker. Last year pro had two heart attacks within two to three months. Secondly, he was a fellow bishop and these attacks besmirched the honour of the office which he shared with other prelates. Night terrors (different from nightmares) and somnambulism attacks also occur during slow wave sleep, all these data showing non-visual mental activity during sleep. How does one go from neurons firing to the dream experience of being attacked, and what are the mechanisms to achieve this transformation? Attacks resulting in death and consumption of the prey were deemed successful attacks. Unfortunately, this situation becomes even more complicated when a given problem is attacked by perturbation methods. The objective is to clearly identify the potential role and also the limits of agricultural technology in attacking poverty. Losses caused by predators (mainly hyenas attacking straying animals) were responsible for 6-9 % of calf losses. See all examples of attack These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withattackattackThese are words often used in combination with attack. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. acute attack Treatment of tension headache involves reassurance, simple analgesia as abortive treatment for the acute attack and treatment of any psychopathology that may be present. aggressive attack When landowners are faced with such an aggressiveattack, naturally, they respond by being aggressive in their own right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 air attack Such airattack is said to be pressed home at levels determined by military considerations only. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with attack |
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