英[ə'sɔːlt]美[ə'sɔːlt]
记忆方法
词源词根法
【结构分析】assault=as（=ad，去）+sault（跳跃）→跳跃过去→攻击、袭击=【词源解释】sault←拉丁语saltus（跳跃的名词）←拉丁语salire（跳跃）=【同源词】assail（抨击）；insult（侮辱）
谐音记忆法
还可谐音：阿嫂她，阿嫂她爱攻击小姑子。
noun(名词)verb(动词)
双解例句
noun(名词)verb(动词)
小知识
An assault is an attack. Getting punched, yelled at, or bombed are all types of assault.
To assault is to attack or bombard someone in some way. Fighter planes can make an aerial assault, while ground troops make a ground assault. Verbal assault consists of insults, swearing, or threats. A strong criticism, like a negative review in the newspaper, is a written assault. Physical assault can range from getting pushed to getting shot. You could even say “That music is so loud it's assaulting my ear drums!”
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词语辨析
v.(动词)assault，attack，beset，charge
这组词都有“攻击”的意思。其区别是：
1.attack是表示“攻击”的普通用语，通常用于事前无警告甚至是无理由的攻击。
例如：The army attacked at night when the enemy was asleep.
在夜间敌人熟睡时军队发起了攻击。
Hong Kong had been attacked by Japan at nearly the same moment as Pearl Harbour.
香港是差不多和珍珠港同时受到日本袭击的。
2.assault指在愤怒中以暴力突然袭击对方，攻打者和被攻打者彼此能接触到。
例如：The minister was assaulted by a barrage of abuse from the angry strikers.
这位部长遭到愤怒的罢工者的一阵辱骂。
She was too shaken after being assaulted to report the incident to the police.
她遭到强暴后失魂落魄，竟没有向警方报案。
3.charge主要指对一个固定目标进行的突然而猛烈地攻击，尤指骑兵的突击，常用于战斗或运动竞赛中。
例如The wounded lion suddenly charged at me.受
伤的狮子突然向我冲了过来。Our soldiers charged the enemy.
我们的士兵向敌人冲击。Our football players charged again and again.
我们的足球队员一次又一次地向对方球门进攻。
4.beset多指在思想上受到合围的攻击。
1.attack是表示“攻击”的普通用语，通常用于事前无警告甚至是无理由的攻击。
例如：The army attacked at night when the enemy was asleep.
在夜间敌人熟睡时军队发起了攻击。
Hong Kong had been attacked by Japan at nearly the same moment as Pearl Harbour.
香港是差不多和珍珠港同时受到日本袭击的。
2.assault指在愤怒中以暴力突然袭击对方，攻打者和被攻打者彼此能接触到。
例如：The minister was assaulted by a barrage of abuse from the angry strikers.
这位部长遭到愤怒的罢工者的一阵辱骂。
She was too shaken after being assaulted to report the incident to the police.
她遭到强暴后失魂落魄，竟没有向警方报案。
3.charge主要指对一个固定目标进行的突然而猛烈地攻击，尤指骑兵的突击，常用于战斗或运动竞赛中。
例如The wounded lion suddenly charged at me.受
伤的狮子突然向我冲了过来。Our soldiers charged the enemy.
我们的士兵向敌人冲击。Our football players charged again and again.
我们的足球队员一次又一次地向对方球门进攻。
4.beset多指在思想上受到合围的攻击。
词组短语
sexual assault性侵犯；性暴行；assault rifle突击步枪；冲锋枪
词根词缀
词根: sault
=leap,表示”跳”
n.
assault 强奸,暴行as一再+sault跳→跳起来→进攻
v.
assault 进攻as一再+sault跳→跳起来→进攻
同义词辨析
aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive
这些名词均有”进攻，侵略”之意。
- aggression：词义宽泛，既可指武装入侵别国领土，又可指文化、经济等方面的侵略。侧重敌意行动和征服的企图。
- invasion：多指具体的侵入或侵犯别国领土，也可用于指抽象事件。
- assault：主要指突然而猛烈的进攻。
- attack：普通用词，含义广，指事先不发警告，主动地向对方发起武力进攻或对言论等进行抨击。
- offensive：多指进攻的态势，常指大规模的协同军事行动。
同义词
反义词
n.袭击;谴责;抨击