attack

英 [əˈtæk]

美 [əˈtæk]

n.  袭击; 攻击; (在战争中使用武器的)进攻; (口头和书面的)抨击，非难
v.  袭击; 攻击; (在战争等中使用武器)进攻; 抨击; 非难

复数：attacks　过去分词：attacked　过去式：attacked　现在分词：attacking　第三人称单数：attacks　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.913 / COCA.791

同义词辨析

bombardassailassaultattack【导航词义：攻击；抨击】

牛津词典

noun

暴力 violence
• 袭击；攻击
  an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill sb
  1. a series of racist attacks
     一连串的种族袭击行为
战争 in war
• （在战争中使用武器的）进攻，攻击
  an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs
  1. to launch/make/mount an attack
     发起 / 进行攻击；发动进攻
  2. The patrol came under attack from all sides.
     巡逻队受到四面八方的攻击。
批评 criticism
• （口头和书面的）抨击，非难
  strong criticism of sb/sth in speech or in writing
  1. a scathing attack on the government's policies
     对政府政策的猛烈抨击
  2. The school has come under attack for failing to encourage bright pupils.
     这所学校因未能鼓励聪明学生而受到非难。
制止 action to stop sth
• 抑制；打击；处理
  an action that you take to try to stop or change sth that you feel is bad
  1. to launch an all-out attack on poverty/unemployment
     采取行动全面抑制贫穷 / 失业
疾病 of illness
• （尤指常发疾病的）发作，侵袭
  a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe, especially an illness that you have often
  1. to suffer an asthma attack
     哮喘发作
  2. an acute attack of food poisoning
     急性食物中毒
  3. a panic attack
     一阵恐慌
  4. an attack of the giggles
     一阵咯咯傻笑
情感 of emotion
• （情感的）一阵突发
  a sudden period of feeling an emotion such as fear
  1. an attack of nerves
     突然紧张不安
损害 damage
• （病、虫等的）损害，伤害
  the action of sth such as an insect, or a disease, that causes damage to sth/sb
  1. The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attack.
     屋顶的木料已经腐朽并遭虫害。
体育运动 in sport
• 进攻队员
  the players in a team whose job is to try to score goals or points
  1. Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury.
     德国队几名主力队员因伤不能上场，削弱了进攻力量。
• （队员等的）进攻
  the actions that players take to try to score a goal or win the game
  1. a sustained attack on the Arsenal goal
     向阿森纳队球门的持续进攻

verb

使用暴力 use violence
• 袭击；攻击
  to use violence to try to hurt or kill sb
  1. A woman was attacked and robbed by a gang of youths.
     一位妇女遭到一伙年轻人袭击和抢劫。
  2. The man attacked him with a knife.
     那个男人持刀向他行凶。
  3. Most dogs will not attack unless provoked.
     大多数狗受到挑衅才会攻击。
战争 in war
• （在战争等中使用武器）进攻，攻击
  to use weapons, such as guns and bombs against an enemy in a war, etc.
  1. At dawn the army attacked the town.
     军队在拂晓时向这座城镇发动攻击。
  2. The guerrillas attack at night.
     游击队在夜间发动袭击。
批评 criticize
• 抨击；非难
  to criticize sb/sth severely
  1. a newspaper article attacking the England football manager
     报纸上的一篇抨击英格兰足球队主教练的文章
  2. She has been attacked for ignoring her own party members.
     她因漠视本党党员而受到非难。
损害 damage
• 侵袭；损害
  to have a harmful effect on sth
  1. a disease that attacks the brain
     侵袭大脑的疾病
  2. The vines were attacked by mildew.
     葡萄藤受到了霉菌的侵害。
奋力做 do sth with energy
• 奋力处理；全力对付
  to deal with sth with a lot of energy and determination
  1. Let's attack one problem at a time.
     咱们一次全力处理一个问题。
体育运动 in sport
• 进攻
  to go forward in a game in order to try to score goals or points
  1. Spain attacked more in the second half and deserved a goal.
     西班牙队在下半场加强攻势，攻进了一球。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 攻击；进攻
  Toattacka person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  1. Fifty civilians in Masawa were killed when government planes attacked the town...
     马萨瓦市遭到政府军飞机轰炸，有50名平民丧生。
  2. He bundled the old lady into her hallway and brutally attacked her...
     他将老妇人推到她家走廊上，并对她一顿暴打。
  3. While Haig and Foch argued, the Germans attacked...
     黑格和福克正在争论时，德国人发起了进攻。
  4. The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.
     步兵团可能会使用打了就跑的战术来阻滞进攻部队。
  5. Attackis also a noun.
     
  6. ...a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets...
     对战略目标的空袭行动
  7. Refugees had come under attack from federal troops.
     难民遭到了联邦军队的袭击。
• VERB 抨击;强烈指责;非难
  If youattacka person, belief, idea, or act, you criticize them strongly.
  1. He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations...
     他公开抨击了那些主张用不记名投票方式确定任命人选的人。
  2. A newspaper ran an editorial attacking him for being a showman.
     一家报纸发表社论，批评他善于作秀。
  3. Attackis also a noun.
     
  4. The role of the state as a prime mover in planning social change has been under attack...
     国家扮演的规划社会变革的原动力角色颇受争议。
  5. The committee yesterday launched a scathing attack on British business for failing to invest.
     昨天，该委员会严厉指责了英国商界未进行投资。
• VERB （疾病、化学药品、昆虫等）攻击，侵蚀，破坏
  If something such as a disease, a chemical, or an insectattackssomething, it harms or spoils it.
  1. The virus seems to have attacked his throat...
     病毒看来已经侵蚀到他喉部了。
  2. Several key crops failed when they were attacked by pests.
     一些主要农作物由于遭受虫害而歉收。
  3. Attackis also a noun.
     
  4. The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections.
     该病毒实际上会破坏那些白血球，使身体极易受到其他传染病感染。
• VERB （积极地）解决（问题），开展（工作）
  If youattacka job or a problem, you start to deal with it in an energetic way.
  1. Any attempt to attack the budget problem is going to have to in some way deal with those issues.
     要解决预算问题，在某种程度上就必须解决那些问题。
• VERB （在足球等比赛中）进攻
  In games such as football, when one teamattacksthe opponent's goal, they try to score a goal.
  1. Now the US is controlling the ball and attacking the opponent's goal...
     现在美国队控球，向对方球门展开了进攻。
  2. The goal was just reward for Villa's decision to attack constantly in the second half.
     在下半场，维拉队持续进攻的打法为他们赢得了这个进球。
  3. Attackis also a noun.
     
  4. Lee was at the hub of some incisive attacks in the second half.
     在下半场，李组织了几次快速进攻。
• N-COUNT （疾病短时间的）侵袭，发作
  Anattack ofan illness is a short period in which you suffer badly from it.
  1. It had brought on an attack of asthma.
     这引发了哮喘。
• See also:counter-attackheart attack

英英释义

noun

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
  Synonym:tone-beginning
• an offensive move in a sport or game
  1. they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
• the act of attacking
  1. attacks on women increased last year
  2. they made an attempt on his life
  Synonym:attempt
• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
  1. his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
  2. an attack on inflation
  3. his plan of attack was misguided
  Synonym:approachplan of attack
• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  1. the attack began at dawn
  Synonym:onslaughtonsetonrush
• strong criticism
  1. he published an unexpected attack on my work
• intense adverse criticism
  1. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
  2. the government has come under attack
  3. don't give me any flak
  Synonym:fireflakflackblast
• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
  1. the film was sensitive to attack by acids
  2. open to attack by the elements
• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
  1. an attack of diarrhea

verb

• begin to injure
  1. The cancer cells are attacking his liver
  2. Rust is attacking the metal
• set to work upon
  1. I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
• attack in speech or writing
  1. The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
  Synonym:roundassaillash outsnipeassault
• take the initiative and go on the offensive
  1. The Serbs attacked the village at night
  2. The visiting team started to attack
  Synonym:aggress
• launch an attack or assault on
  1. Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
  2. Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
  Synonym:assail
• attack someone physically or emotionally
  1. The mugger assaulted the woman
  2. Nightmares assailed him regularly
  Synonym:assailassaultset on

双语例句

• A newspaper ran an editorial attacking him for being a showman.
  一家报纸发表社论，批评他善于作秀。
• The attack was the third so far this year.
  这是今年迄今为止的第三次袭击。
• This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl.
  这是对一个毫无自卫能力的年轻女孩的野蛮袭击。
• The virus seems to have attacked his throat
  病毒看来已经侵蚀到他喉部了。
• The attack has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.
  这次攻击给美国的海军和陆军都造成了重创。
• The latest outrage was to have been a co-ordinated gun and bomb attack on the station
  最近的一起暴行是同时动用了枪支和炸弹的对车站的袭击。
• These are the cells that directly attack and kill micro-organisms
  这些细胞可以直接攻击和杀死微生物。
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack
  在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。
• The bomb attack on the capital could signal the start of a pre-election terror campaign.
  对首都的炸弹袭击可能标志着选举前的恐怖活动开始了。
• He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations
  他公开抨击了那些主张用不记名投票方式确定任命人选的人。