attack

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 attack:

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
   同义词：onslaught, onset, onrush
2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
3. intense adverse criticism
   同义词：fire, flak, flack, blast
4. the act of attacking
   同义词：attempt
5. an offensive move in a sport or game
6. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
7. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
   同义词：approach, plan of attack
8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
   同义词：tone-beginning
9. strong criticism

动词 attack:

1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
   同义词：assail
2. attack in speech or writing
   同义词：round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
3. take the initiative and go on the offensive
   同义词：aggress
4. attack someone physically or emotionally
   同义词：assail, assault, set on
5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
6. begin to injure

1. The police are launching a major attack on drug dealers.
   警方对毒品贩子发动了大规模的攻击。
2. It is reported that this disease attacks the central nervous system.
   据报道说这种疾病破坏中枢神经系统。
3. The enemy attacked us at night.
   敌人在夜里向我们进攻。

at.tack

v.（动词）
at.tacked,at.tack.ing,at.tacks
v.tr.（及物动词）
To set upon with violent force.
袭击，攻击：以暴力攻击
To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner.
抨击，责骂：严厉的或不礼貌的批评
To start work on with purpose and vigor:
着手，开始：有目的、精力旺盛的开始工作：
例句：
attack a problem.
着手解决问题

To begin to affect harmfully:
侵袭，侵犯：开始有害影响：
例句：
The disease had already attacked the central nervous system.
疾病已侵犯了中枢神经系统

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make an attack; launch an assault:
袭击，突击：进行攻击；发动攻击：
例句：
The enemy attacked during the night.
敌人在夜间发动攻击

n.（名词）
The act or an instance of attacking; an assault.
进攻，攻击：攻击的行为或实例；猛烈而突然的袭击
An expression of strong criticism; hostile comment:
攻击，抨击：严厉谴责的表达；恶意的评论：
例句：
vicious attacks in all the newspapers.
在所有报纸上进行抨击

Sports
【体育运动】
An offensive action in a sport or game.
进攻动作：体育运动或游戏中采取的进攻
The players executing such an action.
进攻队员：体育运动中采取进攻的运动员
The initial movement in a task or undertaking:
着手，开始：任务或事业的开始：
例句：
made an optimistic attack on the pile of paperwork.
乐观地着手一大堆的案头工作

An episode or onset of a disease, especially an occurrence of a chronic disease:
患病，突然发病：患病的经历或疾病的开始，尤指慢性疾病的发作：
例句：
an asthma attack.
气喘病发作

The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
渴望：某种感觉、需求或渴望的经历或开始：
例句：
an attack of hunger; an attack of melancholy.
饥饿感觉的侵袭；感到忧郁

Music The beginning or manner of beginning a piece, passage, or tone.
【音乐】 起声，起奏：一段、一章或一曲音乐的开始或风格
Decisiveness and clarity in artistic expression:
感染力：艺术表达的力度及思想的明晰：
例句：
a careful performance, but one lacking the rigorous attack the work demands.
一场精心设计但缺乏作品所需感染力的表演

来源：
French attaquer
法语 attaquer
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian *estaccare
源自 古意大利语 *estaccare
[of Germanic origin]
[日耳曼语源的]

【引伸】
attack.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>attack,bombard,assail,storm,assault,besetThese verbs mean to set upon, physically or figuratively.
这些动词都表示实际或象征性地攻击。
Attack applies to offensive action, physical or verbal, and especially to the onset of planned aggression:
attack 暗示对身体上或言辞上的进攻行为，尤指有计划地发动进攻：
例句：
The commandos attacked the outpost at dawn.
突击队员于拂晓时袭击了前哨基地。

例句：
The governor was attacked by the press for failing to keep a campaign promise.
市长因未遵守竞选时的诺言而被报界攻击。

Bombard suggests showering with bombs or shells (
Bombard 指炸弹或炮弹轰击（
例句：
The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town) or figuratively with words (
舰队在海湾抛锚并轰击了城镇） 或用言语象征性的攻击（

例句：
The television star was bombarded with invitations).
请帖象炮弹般发向电视明星）。

Assail implies repeated attacks:
Assail 意指反复地打击：
例句：
an area assailed by enemy forces from both directions;
被敌人武装力量从两个方向袭击的地区；

例句：
a novel assailed by critics;
一部被评论家抨击的小说；

例句：
a member of the jury assailed by doubts.
许多陪审员被疑点所困扰。

Storm refers to a sudden, sweeping attempt to achieve a victory:
Storm 指为获取胜利而进行的突然、全面的袭击：
例句：
Some of the rebels were killed in the act of storming the citadel.
一些反叛者在突袭城堡时被杀。

例句：
.Yet, only a few months after triumphantly storming the country, [the President] is obliged to storm Capitol Hill, with greater difficulty and with less than complete success. (Economist).
.然而，胜利席卷乡村后只有几个月的时间， 就被迫去进攻坎皮特山，困难很大然而取得全面成功的机会很小. （经济学家）。

Assault usually implies sudden, intense violence:
Assault 通常指突发的集中的暴力行为：
例句：
Muggers often assault their victims on dark streets.
歹徒时常在黑暗的街道上攻击被害者。

例句：
Strobe lights assaulted my eyes.
灯光刺伤了我的眼睛。

Beset suggests beleaguerment from all sides by an enemy force or by adversity:
Beset 指受到敌人武装力量或敌对者的各方围攻：
例句：
The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.
狐狸被猎人和猎狗围攻。

例句：
The city council is beset by problems.
城市委员会遇到各种难题