Assail
[ ə'sel ]
第3级
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vt. 攻击，袭击;（用言论）指责;质问;着手解决;
💡 词根助记
as一再+sail=sal跳→一再跳起来→攻击
📝 例句
To assail with contemptuous, coarse, or insulting words;revile.
辱骂，毁谤用蔑视、粗俗或侮辱性的话攻击；谩骂
assail sb with questions, insults, etc
对某人质问、 侮辱等
I was assailed by doubts.
我为疑虑所困扰。
To assail with stinging criticism;excoriate.
痛责以尖刻的批评攻击；严厉地批评
Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest.
那时，疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ass-傻瓜,ail-生病:傻瓜由于被攻击而生病了
※ sail-帆,assail-攻击:开着大型帆船向别国进行攻击
※ ass-驴,ail-生病:家里的驴生病了,爸爸质问是不是你折磨的
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-sult-表示“跳”
📖 牛津释义
assail
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) (fml 文) attack sb violently or repeatedly 猛击, 痛打, 攻击某人
assailed with fierce blows to the head 殴打头部
assail sb with questions, insults, etc 对某人质问, 侮辱等
assailed by worries, doubts, fears, etc 饱受烦恼, 疑惑, 恐惧等折磨.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'seil]vt. 攻击, 质问【法】 攻击, 袭击, 著手解决
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It's so calming.
好宁谧 。
A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。
I can't do this.
我不能这么做。