assault /ә'sɒ:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
• (n.) a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
• (n.) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946

Chinese translation

• n. 攻击, 袭击
• vt. 袭击, 攻击
• vi. 发动攻击

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ә'sɒ:t/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.44 · Rare

Word forms

assaulted, assaulting, assaults

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