assail

ә'seil

托福GRE Collins 1

v. attack someone physically or emotionally

vt. 攻击, 质问
[法] 攻击, 袭击, 著手解决

Collins 星级

15,181

BNC 频率

15,900

使用频率

assail 由前缀 as-（向）和词根 sail（攻击）组成，整体意思为“向某人或某物发起攻击”。

例句

1. The critics will often assail a new movie before it is even released.

评论家们常常在一部新电影上映之前就对其进行抨击。

2. He felt the need to assail the problem head-on instead of avoiding it.

他觉得有必要直面这个问题，而不是回避它。

3. The soldiers were trained to assail the enemy's position with precision.

士兵们接受了精确攻击敌方阵地的训练。