as·sault
noun/əˈsɔːlt/
/əˈsɔːlt/
- [uncountable, countable] the crime of attacking somebody physically
殴打罪 - Both men were charged with assault.
两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。 - sexual assaults
性侵犯（指强奸、猥亵） - assault on/upon somebody A significant number of indecent assaults on women go unreported.
大量的猥亵妇女罪没有被举报。
Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crimesee also indecent assault- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms
- traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1- Better street lighting has helped reduce the number of assaults against women.
街灯照明的改善减少了女性遭袭击的数量。 - He reported the assault to the police.
他向警方举报了被人殴打一事。 - allegations of police assault on the boy
对警方袭击这个男孩的指控 - assaults committed by teenagers
十几岁少年犯下的殴打他人罪
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brutal
- ferocious
- savage
- …
- series
- wave
- carry out
- commit
- be the victim of
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- assault against
- assault on
- assault upon
- …
- allegations of assault
- assault and battery
- Both men were charged with assault.
- [countable] assault (on/upon/against somebody/something) (by an army, etc.) the act of attacking a building, an area, etc. in order to take control of it
攻击；突击；袭击 - An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.
凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。
Extra Examples- air assaults by fighter planes
战斗机进行的空袭 - a series of assaults on enemy targets
对敌军目标的一连串袭击 - The garrison was built to withstand assaults.
建起要塞是为抵御攻击。 - The factory came under assault from soldiers in the mountains.
工厂遭到山里士兵的袭击。 - After an all-out assault the village was captured by the enemy.
发起全面进攻后，整个村庄被敌人占领了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-out
- direct
- frontal
- …
- series
- begin
- carry out
- conduct
- …
- course
- operation
- gun
- …
- under assault
- assault on
- An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.
- [countable] assault (on/upon something) the act of trying to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous
（向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击 - The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.
政府向失业发起新的攻势。 - a two-year legal assault on alleged tax fraud
对涉嫌税收诈骗的行为长达两年的法律抨击 - Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it).
登山过程中有三人死亡。
- The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.
- [countable] an act of criticizing somebody/something severely
抨击 - The suggested closures came under assault from all parties.
关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。 - assault on/upon/against somebody/something The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified.
这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。
Extra Examples- She used the article to make a sustained assault on her former political allies.
她利用这篇文章继续抨击以前的政治同盟。 - He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.
他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-out
- direct
- frontal
- …
- series
- begin
- carry out
- conduct
- …
- course
- operation
- gun
- …
- under assault
- assault on
- The suggested closures came under assault from all parties.
- [countable, uncountable] (law) an act that threatens to harm somebody physically, whether or not actual harm is done
威胁要对某人造成身体伤害的行为，无论是否造成了实际伤害
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asaut (noun), assauter (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + saltare, frequentative of salire ‘to leap’. Compare with assail.