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N-COUNT
猛攻;強攻
An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
例句
The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons...
叛軍準備好要對政府駐軍發起新一輪的猛攻。
Most US soldiers welcomed the ground assault when the order was finally given.
當命令最終下達的時候，大多數美軍士兵都愿意發動地面進攻。
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ADJ
（武器）用于戰爭的，軍用的
Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting.
例句
...a high-powered assault rifle.
大火力軍用步槍
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N-VAR
人身攻擊；毆打；（身體）侵犯
An assault on a person is a physical attack on them.
例句
The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area...
這次襲擊是在大學校園內發生的一系列針對女性的野蠻性侵犯事件中的一起。
At the police station, I was charged with assault.
在警察局，我被指控毆打他人。
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VERB
襲擊；毆打
To assault someone means to physically attack them.
例句
The gang assaulted him with iron bars...
這伙人用鐵棍毆打他。
She may have been sexually assaulted by her killer.
她可能遭到過兇手的性侵犯。
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N-COUNT
嚴厲抨擊;強烈批評
An assault on someone's beliefs is a strong criticism of them.
例句
He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents.
他猛烈抨擊其民主黨對手。