音标：[ә'sɒ:t]
n. 攻击, 袭击
vt. 袭击, 攻击
vi. 发动攻击
【医】 暴行, 攻击, 侵袭
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to make a surprise assault on...
英汉词典

assault的短语、例句：

assault n[C, U] ~ (on sth) sudden violent attack 突然而猛烈的攻击; 突袭; 突击
make an assault on the enemy lines 突袭敌军阵线
The roar of city traffic is a steady assault on one´s nerves. 市区车辆的喧嚣声不停地刺激著神经.
an alarming increase in cases of indecent assault, eg rape 强奸猥亵案件惊人的增加. assault, v [Tn] make an assault on (sb) 突袭; 突击
He got two years´ imprisonment for assaulting a police officer. 他因袭击警察而遭两年监禁.
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.