assail

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To attack with harsh words or violent force. figuratively,sometimes,transitive
    — Muggers assailed them as they entered an alley.
  2. To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat. figuratively,transitive
    — "Yes," he said, half musing to himself, "I knew it must exist: the one explanation that accounts for everything and cannot be assailed. We have reached the bed-rock of truth at last."

词形变化

assails present,singular,third-person assailing participle,present assailed participle,past assailed past

词汇关系

近义词
barrage
衍生词
assailable assailant assailer assailment reassail unassailability unassailed unassailing
相关词
assault

词源

From Middle English assailen, from Old French assaillir, assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assault.
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