英语释义

1. to set upon or work against forcefully
attack an enemy fortification

2. to assail with unfriendly or bitter words
a politician verbally attacked by critics

3. to begin to affect or to act on injuriously
plants attacked by aphids

4. to set to work on
attack a problem

5. to begin to eat (food) eagerly
At the table he attacked his meal with such singleminded ferocity as to be, as Boswell put it, disgusting to those whose sensations were delicate.
— Donald R. DeGlopper

6. to threaten (a piece) with immediate capture

7. to make an attack
They were unprepared when the enemy attacked.

8. the act of attacking with physical force or unfriendly words assault
the victim of a knife attack a verbal attack

9. a belligerent or antagonistic action
launched an attack against his political opponents

10. a fit of sickness especially an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease
an attack of bronchitis

11. a period of being strongly affected by something (such as a desire or mood)
an attack of the jitters

12. an aggressive attempt to take or extend a lead over others in a race (such as a bicycle race)
… he crushed his rivals in the first mountain stages by going on relatively long solo attacks.
— Samuel Abt

13. an offensive or scoring action
won the game with an 8-hit attack

14. offensive players or the positions taken up by them

15. the setting to work on some undertaking
made a new attack on the problem a new plan of attack

16. the beginning of destructive action (as by a chemical agent)

17. the act or manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

18. making an attack
The soldiers were on the attack. —often used in the phrase go on the attack with the meaning "to begin attacking"
Last week he challenged Bradley to debate him and went on the attack, accusing his challenger of "disloyalty" to the party …
— Matt Bai

19. in the process of being attacked
soldiers under attack a politician who is under attack from his opponents —often used in the phrase come under attack with the meaning "to begin being attacked"
a theory that has recent come under attack

20. designed, planned, or used for carrying out a military attack
an attack helicopter

21. expressing or involving aggressively negative and harsh criticism of someone (such as a political opponent)
attack ads Early in my magazine career, I at times participated in a form of attack journalism that today fills me with remorse—picking a target and sending out a reporter to bring back the scalp.
— Daniel Okrent

22. to act violently against (someone or something) to try to hurt, injure, or destroy (something or someone)

23. to criticize (someone or something) in a very harsh and severe way

24. to begin to work on or deal with (something, such as a problem) in a determined and eager way

25. a violent, harmful, or destructive act against someone or something

26. harmful or destructive action against something by a disease, insect, chemical, etc.

27. an attempt by a military force to defeat an enemy a military offensive

28. designed for or used in a military attack

29. to take strong action against try to hurt, injure, or destroy
Troops attacked the fortress at dawn.

30. to use harsh words against criticize harshly
People attacked the plan as being too complicated.

31. to begin to affect or to act upon harmfully
A disease attacked our crops.

32. to start to work on in a determined and eager way
She attacked the problem.

33. a violent, harmful, or destructive act against someone or something
a shark attack

34. strong criticism
a verbal attack

35. the setting to work on some undertaking
They made a new attack on the problem.

36. a sudden short period of suffering from an illness or of being affected by a strong emotion
an asthma attack an attack of nerves

37. to begin to affect or to act on injuriously
tumors attacked the kidneys attacked by a fever

38. a fit of sickness especially an active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease

39. an attempt to prove something invalid or incorrect especially through judicial procedures
made an attack on the will as not properly witnessed specifically an attempt to have the judgment of a court corrected or overruled — collateral attack an attack on a judgment made during or by a proceeding brought for a different purpose — see also habeas corpus ad subjiciendum at habeas corpus

40. an attack on a judgment made in a proceeding (as an appeal) brought for the specific purpose of having the judgment corrected or overturned

英汉例句

• an important issue, the use of animals in biomedical research, has come under attack by people who seek to portray research as inhumane and wasteful.

  一个重要的问题，生物医学研究中动物的使用遭到那些试图进行描述性研究的人的抨击，他们认为这是不人道的而且浪费资源。

• the government has come under attack for not doing enough to counter terrorism.

  政府由于在反恐方面没有做出足够的努力而受到批评。

• but a relocation plan driven by safety and economic concerns has already come under attack for neglecting the culture of ethnic qiang like ms. li.

  但从安全和经济角度来考量的重建计划已经因忽略了羌族文化而招致批评。

• when they come under attack by escaped gitmo prisoners, they team up with a gruff private contractor to push back against the offensive.

  当他们来到了关塔那摩囚犯的攻击下，他们与私人粗暴的承包商反击进攻。

• the lusitania's passengers may have been more prone to stampede than those aboard the titanic because they were traveling in wartime and were aware that they could come under attack at any moment.

  卢西塔尼亚号的乘客也许比泰坦尼克号的乘客更急于逃跑，因为他们是在战争年代旅行，而且知道随时可能遭到攻击。

• kallasvuo has come under attack from shareholders this year as the stock price waned.

  据悉，今年以来，诺基亚公司股票价格持续出现下滑，公司股东因而也对康培凯的表现提出了不满。

• prof plimer has come under attack as a 「denialist poster boy」 whose theories are in danger of stopping the world from tackling the grave dangers of climate change.

  plimer教授已受到攻讦，说他是「否认主义者海报男孩」，而他的理论有可能阻碍整个世界应对气候变化的严重威胁，因而颇为危险。

• money alone is not the answer when companies come under attack for their behaviour.

  当公司的行为受到指责，金钱本身并不能解决问题。

• anti-aircraft fire and explosions reverberated across tripoli for a third night on monday and state television said several sites had come under attack in the capital.

  周一，高射炮声和爆炸声连续第三个晚上响彻在利比亚首都的黎波里的上空。利比亚国家电视台称，的黎波里已有多处地点遭到了袭击。

• but a relocation plan driven by safety and economic concerns has already come under attack for neglecting the culture of ethnic qiang like ms.

  但从安全和经济角度来考量的重建计划已经因忽略了羌族文化而招致批评。

• although he has come under attack and has been considered ambitious, none of them are strong enough to make him give up his dreams.

  虽然人们攻击他，认为他有野心，但没有一种攻击足以使他放弃自己的追求。

相似词

assail攻击；质问；着手解决

assault攻击；袭击

beset困扰；镶嵌；围绕

bushwhack奇袭

charge充电；控告；索价；向前沖；记在账上

raid袭击，突袭

rush沖进；匆促；急流；灯心草

set on唆使；开始；攻击

storm猛攻；怒骂

strike(Strike) （美、俄、秘）斯特赖克（人名）

trash丢弃；修剪树枝