Verb:
attack someone physically or emotionally;The mugger assaulted the woman
Nightmares assailed him regularly
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
attack in speech or writing;The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
attack，assail，assault，charge，beset都含有攻击的意思。
attack常用词, 指攻击敌人或用言论攻击他人。
assail指猛烈连续地攻击。
assault语气比 assail强, 指突然猛烈地进攻, 暗示武力的直接接触 如肉搏等, 也有暴力的意思。
charge指冲击或骑兵的突然攻击。
beset指围攻, 即从各个方向攻击。
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动词93%,名词7%
用作动词The thought came toassailme.这个想法使我困扰。
Then doubts and fears didassailthe very strongest .疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人。
The enemy mayassailour defense positions tomorrow.敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。
This book is not meant toassailChristianity.这本书的本意不是抨击基督教的。 An acrid stench assails the senses near the Luliang City Industrial Park, the thicket of polluting factories that locals blame for an outbreak of deadly tumours.
到了充斥着肮脏工厂的陆良城工业园一阵刺激的恶臭扑面而来，当地的居民认为这些工厂的排放物是恶性肿瘤爆发的源头。 yeeyan
And so that time has come. The black crest assails Sakura.
那个时候来临了。黑色的羽翼攻击小樱。 tsubasa2005.com
The fragrance of flowers assails one's nose.
花气袭人。《新英汉大辞典》
The Club for Growth, a lobby for economic conservatives, assails him for hiking sales and petrol taxes in Arkansas, and for his attacks on industries he accused of “ price- gouging”.
增长俱乐部，一个经济保守派的游说团体，攻击说他提高了Arkansas州的销售和汽油税，而且说他指控企业犯有“价格欺诈”。 ecocn
It assails the factions for fighting and the Arabs for selling out the Palestinians.
本剧斥责了为争权夺利而不断打斗的各政治派别和出卖巴勒斯坦人的阿拉伯人。 yeeyan
Night falls and a fierce knocking assails your quiet home.
夜幕降临，一阵急促的敲门声打破了家里的沉静。 yeeyan