assail
英[?'se?l]
美[?'sel]
英英釋意
- 1. attack someone physically or emotionally;
- "The mugger assaulted the woman"
- "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- 2. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
- "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
- "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- 3. attack in speech or writing;
- "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
