onslaught

英 [ˈɒnslɔːt]

美 [ˈɑːnslɔːt]

n.  攻击; 猛攻

复数：onslaughts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 攻击；猛攻
  a strong or violent attack
  1. the enemy onslaught on our military forces
     敌军对我军的进攻
  2. The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.
     每年夏天，这座小城都要熬过一段旅游者蜂拥而至的苦日子。
  3. an onslaught of abuse
     一阵谩骂

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 攻击；袭击;猛攻
  Anonslaughton someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them.
  1. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim...
     袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
  2. The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
     叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
  3. ...a media onslaught.
     媒体的狂轰滥炸
• N-COUNT （常指难以应付的）大批，大量
  If you refer to anonslaught ofsomething, you mean that there is a large amount of it, often so that it is very difficult to deal with.
  1. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
     纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
  2. ...the constant onslaught of ads on American TV.
     美国电视上让人应接不暇的广告

英英释义

noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  1. the attack began at dawn
  Synonym:attackonsetonrush
• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  1. a barrage of questions
  2. a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
  Synonym:barragebombardmentoutpouring
• a sudden and severe onset of trouble

双语例句

• Conversely, the tumors might mutate to escape the immune onslaught engendered by a dendritic cell vaccine.
  反之，肿瘤可能也会产生突变，因而躲过树突细胞疫苗引发的免疫攻击。
• Half the regiment fell before the enemy onslaught.
  在敌军的猛攻下，这个团有一半人阵亡了。
• But, though the Chinese onslaught looks fractious and pell-mell, conspiracy theorists smell a state-driven attack on the commanding heights of Australia's economy.
  虽然中国人的攻击看起来有些暴躁和忙乱，但在这波旨在控制澳大利亚经济高度的攻击中，阴谋论者似乎嗅到了一丝国家主使的气息。
• Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.
  我们将永远记住这次对我们袭击的性质。
• She is warming up, preparing for a full onslaught.
  她在做热身活动，准备全力猛攻。
• Conservatives criticized the bill for its onslaught on family values.
  保守党人批评这一议案会对家庭价值观造成冲击。
• Get set for an onslaught of films about people waking up and smell ­ ing the coffee.
  电影工业正准备向着“醒来闻到咖啡香”这类题材的电影发起了猛攻。
• The army took the fort on the first onslaught.
  那支军队第一次突击就夺取了要塞。
• The president faces an onslaught of criticism for his handling of the crisis.
  总统因对这场危机的处理而面临着一场猛烈的批评攻击。
• The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
  叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。