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as.saultHE5sBlt, $-5sB:ltn, v(to make) a sudden violent attack on (someone), esp. a sexual one突袭; 施暴Following a police arrest yesterday, a man has been charged with sexual assault. [U]一名男子在昨日被警方拘捕后，已被指控犯有性攻击罪。The number of indecent assaults has increased alarmingly over the past year. [C]在过去的一年中，猥亵强暴罪的数字增长令人深感不安。The Serbs launched a major military assault on a Croatian stronghold yesterday. [C]塞尔维亚人昨天对克罗地亚人的据点发起了一次军事强攻。(fig.) She died heroically during an assault on (=an attempt to climb) the world's second-highest mountain. [C]在向世界第二高峰的冲击中，她壮烈捐躯了。(fig.) I'm really going to have to make an assault on (=make a great effort to deal with) all this paperwork before my holiday. [C]在度假之前，我必须突击完成所有这些文件工作。(fig.) Women's groups have demanded a nationwide assault on sexism in the workplace. [C]妇女团体呼吁在全国范围内对工作场所的性别歧视现象发起声讨。A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer following last month's demonstration. [T]在上个月的示威活动之后，有一男一女被宣判犯有攻击一名警官的罪行。The robber also attempted to sexually assault the woman but was scared off when she shouted for help. [T]那名强盗本还想对该女子进行性袭击，但在她呼救后逃走了。(Br) An assault course (Am obstacle course) is an area of land on which soldiers have to run between and climb over or cross various objects which are designed to test their fitness and strength.障碍练兵场(fig.) Meetings with tax inspectors are often bureaucratic assault courses.与税务稽查员打交道往往是一种官场应对训练。(law) Assault is any act which causes someone to think they are in immediate danger of being physically harmed, whether or not injury follows.暴力攻击罪(law) Assault and battery is (Br) a threat to attack someone followed either by a violent physical act or by touching which is not violent but is not intended to be friendly, or (Am) a violent physical attack on someone.暴力挑衅; 暴力行为
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