assault

aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive

attack, assail, assault, charge, beset

• germany began to attack the soviet union in 1941.
  德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

• the enemy plane assailed our defence position.
  敌机不断猛烈地攻击我们的阵地。

• the enemy assaulted us at dawn.
  敌人在黎明时向我进攻。

• the cavalry charged to the front.
  骑兵猛烈向前线冲击。

• in the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.
  在沼泽地里, 我们受到蚊子的围攻。

名词 assault:

1. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
2. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
   同义词：rape, violation, ravishment

动词 assault:

1. attack someone physically or emotionally
   同义词：assail, set on, attack
2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
   同义词：rape, ravish, violate, dishonor, dishonour, outrage
3. attack in speech or writing
   同义词：attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe

1. Trainee commandos are put through an exhausting assault course.
   受训的突击队员要参加令人筋疲力尽的突击课程。
2. The court determined that the man was guilty of assault.
   法庭裁定那个人犯了侵犯人身罪。
3. A deep, wide ditch, usually filled with water, typically surrounding a fortified medieval town, fortress, or castle as a protection against assault.
   护城河一条深而宽的、通常有水沟环绕设防的中世纪城镇城堡或堡垒，用以抵抗外来袭击
4. Six women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently.
   最近这一带有六个女子遭受强奸猥亵。
5. They made an assault on the enemy's position.
   他们突袭敌人的阵地。

as.sault

n.（名词）
A violent physical or verbal attack.
攻击，抨击：武力或口头上的攻击

A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.
进攻：军事攻击，如向要塞地区或地方发动的攻击
The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.
突击：军事攻击中与敌人展开近距离肉搏的最后阶段
Law
【法律】
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another.
侵犯人身：非法恐吓或试图对他人进行人身伤害
The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
侵犯人身的行为：非法恐吓他人或试图伤害他人的行为或事实

Law Sexual assault.
【法律】 性骚扰
The crime of rape.
强奸罪
v.（动词）
as.sault.ed,as.sault.ing,as.saults
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make an assault upon; attack.See Synonyms at attack
进行攻击；袭击参见 attack
To rape.
强奸
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make an assault.
发动攻击

来源：
Middle English assaut
中古英语 assaut
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *assaltus
源自 俗拉丁语 *assaltus
variant of Latin assultus [from past participle of] assilore [to jump on] * see assail
拉丁语 assultus的变体 [] 源自assilore的过去分词 [突然袭击] *参见 assail

【引伸】
assault.er
n.（名词）