attack /ә'tæk/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
• (n.) an offensive move in a sport or game
• (n.) the act of attacking

Chinese translation

• n. 攻击, 抨击
• vt. 攻击, 抨击, 动手干
• vi. 攻击

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ә'tæk/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.09 · Common

Word forms

attacks, attacked, attacking

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