assault
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++as·sault1 /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/ ●●○ noun 1 SCC[countable, uncountable] the crime of physically attacking someone 侵犯人身（罪），殴击他人身体（罪） a case of robbery and assault 一宗抢劫袭击案for assault He was jailed for assault. 他因人身侵犯而入狱。sexual/indecent assault victims of indecent assault 遭猥亵的受害者assault on/against sexual assaults on women 对女性的性侵犯 Several soldiers have been charged with assault. 几名士兵被控侵犯人身。► see thesaurus at crime2 ATTACK[countable, uncountable] a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy 〔军事上的〕袭击，攻击assault on an unsuccessful assault on the enemy lines 对敌军防线失败的攻击 The refugee camp came under assault again last night. 昨晚难民营再次遭袭。 a powerful assault rifle 强力突击步枪3 CRITICIZE[countable, uncountable] a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else’s ideas, plans etc 抨击 SYN attackassault on an assault on the capitalist system 对资本主义制度的抨击under assault Traditional family values are increasingly under assault. 传统的家庭价值观日益受到抨击。4 TRY TO DO OR GET something[countable] an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially using physical force 〔尤指靠体力的〕闯关，冲击（难关）assault on5an assault on Mt Qomolangma (= an attempt to climb it )攀登珠穆朗玛峰的尝试n an assault on Mt Everest (=an attempt to climb it)n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa violent assaultThe number of violent assaults in the city has reached an all-time high.a serious assaultLast year, serious assaults increased by 40%.a vicious/brutal assaultThe vicious assault happened outside the man’s home.a sexual/indecent assaultWomen who have suffered serious sexual assault are offered support and counselling.physical assaultThere have even been physical assaults on witnesses.a racial assaultThe four young Asian men were victims of a vicious racial assault.verbsbe charged with assaultHe ended up in court charged with assault.carry out/commit an assaultShe admitted to committing the assault.suffer an assaultThe lawyer claimed she was drunk when she suffered the assault.assault + NOUNan assault chargeHe’s in jail on an assault charge.an assault caseShe had to attend court as a witness in an assault case.
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assault• Out of the darkness stepped four men with AK-47 assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns, Anaya said.• Assaults on public transportation workers have doubled in the last 10 years.• The Combined Fleet made plans for an assault on Midway Island.• The charges against the prisoner include criminal damage and assault.• a massive armed assault on the city• Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.• Surgery, an obvious form of consensual assault, is also, understandably, permitted.• She served three years in prison for assault.• He was convicted of adultery and indecent assault.• He admitted 25 counts of indecent assault against two sisters and a brother between 1975 and 1981.• Just prior to our assault, they had fired 6,000 rounds of artillery and bombed it all morning.• The most highly skilled soldiers advocated rapid maneuver and quick assault when contact was made.• the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault within the home• Only a successful assault on the rebel's headquarters could have ended the civil war.• For medical treatment after the assault.• But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching.charged with assault• Norman Roberts is also charged with assaulting the child.• An new investigation led to Ferrier's being charged with assault.• Xavier Hicks, model student, was being charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a concealed weapon.• He had had a fight with the insurance inspector and ended up in court charged with Assault.• The victim was charged with obstruction, and the passenger travelling with him was charged with assault.• The princess was charged with assault and battery and unlawful interference with the operation of an aircraft.assault on• They made their assault on the south face of the glacier.assault2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1 ATTACKto attack someone in a violent way 猛袭，攻击，袭击 Two men assaulted him after he left the bar. 他离开酒吧之后遭到两名男子的袭击。sexually/indecently assault He was found guilty of indecently assaulting a student. 他被判猥亵学生的罪名成立。► see thesaurus at attack2 EFFECT/INFLUENCE literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset 使感到难受，困扰 The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses. 市场里的噪音和气味刺激着她的感官。3. CRITICIZEto strongly criticize someone’s ideas, plans etc 抨击，攻击，严厉批评4 to try to do something very difficult （设法）攻克，解决〔难题〕 a task force to assault the problems 解决这些问题的特别工作小组→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
assault• An autopsy, however, found that she died of asphyxiation and had been sexually assaulted.• He assaulted a female flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.• In one case there were two 13-year-old girls, who had been sexually assaulted and left for dead.• She was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at gunpoint.• It seems as though we have conquered the traditional infectious diseases only to be assaulted by new ones.• In February 1991, two black students from the University of Maine were allegedly assaulted by nine white men.• I stepped into the room and was assaulted by the heat and noise.• These routes are assaulted every winter by climbers.• A short time later, a woman was assaulted in a nearby apartment.• A storekeeper was assaulted in an alley by eight youths.• He raised his eyebrows, waited.-Sir, he assaulted me.• Rootham and Thompson admitted assaulting Mr Griffiths.• Some supporters ran onto the field and assaulted the referee.• Ian Beckett, the deputy chief constable of Surrey, has been cleared of indecently assaulting two female colleagues.• The Senator was assaulted with abuse from angry demonstrators.sexually/indecently assault• Just hours after this drama, two girls ran away and reportedly were sexually assaulted.• Instead, she was put on probation for a year after admitting indecently assaulting four 15-year-old boys.• A driving examiner has been jailed for four months for indecently assaulting four women test candidates.• But, it was said, he took him to his flat and indecently assaulted him while two other men looked on.• The young man was found not guilty of indecently assaulting the 16-year-old schoolgirl by the jury after a three-hour retirement.• Eight of the paratroopers were found guilty of indecently assaulting the woman soldier.• Then the gunmen sexually assaulted the women.• Ian Beckett, the deputy chief constable of Surrey, has been cleared of indecently assaulting two female colleagues.Origin assault1 (1200-1300) Old French assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; → ASSAILas·sault1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1assault2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
someone attacking of physically Corpus crime the
assault
as‧sault1 /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/ 
noun
a case of robbery and assault
for assault
He was jailed for assault.
sexual/indecent assault
victims of indecent assault
assault on/against
sexual assaults on women
Several soldiers have been charged with assault.
2. [uncountable and countable] a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy
assault on
an unsuccessful assault on the enemy lines
The refugee camp came under assault again last night.
a powerful assault rifle
3. [uncountable and countable] a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else’s ideas, plans etc
SYN attack
assault on
an assault on the capitalist system
under assault
Traditional family values are increasingly under assault.
4. [countable] an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially using physical force
assault on
an assault on Mt Everest (=an attempt to climb it)
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▪a violent assault The number of violent assaults in the city has reached an all-time high.
▪a serious assault Last year, serious assaults increased by 40%.
▪a vicious/brutal assault The vicious assault happened outside the man’s home.
▪a sexual/indecent assault Women who have suffered serious sexual assault are offered support and counselling.
▪physical assault There have even been physical assaults on witnesses.
▪a racial assault The four young Asian men were victims of a vicious racial assault.
■ verbs
▪be charged with assault He ended up in court charged with assault.
▪carry out/commit an assault She admitted to committing the assault.
▪suffer an assault The lawyer claimed she was drunk when she suffered the assault.
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▪an assault charge He’s in jail on an assault charge.
▪an assault case She had to attend court as a witness in an assault case.
assault2 verb [transitive]
1. to attack someone in a violent way:
Two men assaulted him after he left the bar.
sexually/indecently assault
He was found guilty of indecently assaulting a student.
2. literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset:
The noises and smells of the market assaulted her senses.
3. to strongly criticize someone’s ideas, plans etc
4. to try to do something very difficult:
a task force to assault the problems
■ to attack a person
▪attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt them: She was attacked by a man with a baseball bat. | Police dogs are trained to attack.
▪ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them: The judge was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work at the courthouse.
▪mug to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street: He was mugged on his way home from school.
▪stab to attack someone with a knife: The victim had been stabbed in the neck.
▪assault to attack and hurt someone – used especially when talking about this as a criminal offence: He assaulted a flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.
▪be set upon by somebody/something written to be attacked by a group of people: He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.
▪turn on to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this: The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm.
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noun Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; ⇨ assail
1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:Language: Old French
Origin: assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; ⇨ assail
for assault
sexual/indecent assault
assault on/against
2. [uncountable and countable] a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy
assault on
3. [uncountable and countable] a strong spoken or written criticism of someone else’s ideas, plans etc
SYN attack
assault on
under assault
4. [countable] an attempt to achieve something difficult, especially using physical force
assault on
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verb [transitive]1. to attack someone in a violent way:
sexually/indecently assault
2. literary if a feeling, sound, smell etc assaults you, it affects you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or upset:
3. to strongly criticize someone’s ideas, plans etc
4. to try to do something very difficult:
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Committing a crime 犯罪
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 steal sb's wallet/purse/( mobile phone/BrE ( cell phoneNAmE 偷某人的钱包／手机 rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客 break into/ ( BrE burgle/ ( NAmE burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃 hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 launder drug money (through sth)（通过…）洗毒资 forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照 take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/( antisocial behaviourespecially
BrE 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/( an incident to the policeespecially
BrE 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 investigate a murder/( a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incidentespecially
NAmE 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/( a police/murder inquiryespecially
BrE 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据 uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人 solve/crack the case破案