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assailed

UK //əˈseɪld//US //əˈseɪld//

词源

源自中古英语 'assailen',来自古法语 'assaillir',最终源自拉丁语 'assilire'(意为'跳向、攻击'),由 'ad-'(朝向)和 'salire'(跳跃)组成。

verb

❶ 猛烈攻击或抨击某人或某事物,可以是身体上的攻击,也可以是言语上的批评或质疑。

“The soldiers assailed the enemy fortress at dawn.”

(士兵们在黎明时分猛烈攻击了敌人的堡垒。)

“The politician was assailed by reporters for his controversial statement.”

(这位政治家因争议性言论遭到记者们的猛烈抨击。)

同义词:attack, assault, bombard, criticize, besiege

常见短语

assailed by doubts — 被疑虑困扰,形容一个人在做决定或思考时不断受到怀疑和不确定性的影响。

“She was assailed by doubts about whether she had made the right choice.”

(她不断被疑虑困扰,怀疑自己是否做出了正确选择。)