assail

assail

英 [ə'seɪl]
　　美 [ə'sel]

vt. 攻擊；質問；著手解決

中文詞源：

assail 攻擊

前綴as-同ad-，在字母s開頭詞根前同化為as-. -sail來自詞根sal, 跳，見salmon,鮭魚，跳魚。此處指攻擊。

例句：

1. By 1000 BC waves of invaders began to assail the land.
到公元前約1000年,埃及遭受到蜂擁而來的入侵者的掠奪.

2. The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day.
反對黨的報紙每天都對政府進行猛烈抨擊。

3. Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest.
那時,疑惑和恐懼的確困擾過意志最堅強的人.

4. You ought to assail all the difficulties that may come your way with great courage.
你應該勇敢地面對所有可能迎面而來的困難.

5. The doubts and fears didn't assail the very strongest.
疑惑和恐懼沒有困擾最堅強的人.