aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive

attack, assail, assault, charge, beset

• germany began to attack the soviet union in 1941.
  德國在1941年開始進攻蘇聯(lián)。

• the enemy plane assailed our defence position.
  敵機不斷猛烈地攻擊我們的陣地。

• the enemy assaulted us at dawn.
  敵人在黎明時向我進攻。

• the cavalry charged to the front.
  騎兵猛烈向前線沖擊。

• in the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.
  在沼澤地里, 我們受到蚊子的圍攻。

名詞 attack:

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
   同義詞：onslaught, onset, onrush
2. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
3. intense adverse criticism
   同義詞：fire, flak, flack, blast
4. the act of attacking
   同義詞：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
   同義詞：approach, plan of attack
8. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
   同義詞：tone-beginning
9. strong criticism

動詞 attack:

1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
   同義詞：assail
2. attack in speech or writing
   同義詞：round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
3. take the initiative and go on the offensive
   同義詞：aggress
4. attack someone physically or emotionally
   同義詞：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.
   警方對毒品販子發(fā)動了大規(guī)模的攻擊。
2. It is reported that this disease attacks the central nervous system.
   據(jù)報道說這種疾病破壞中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)。
3. The enemy attacked us at night.
   敵人在夜里向我們進攻。

at.tack

v.（動詞）
at.tacked,at.tack.ing,at.tacks
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To set upon with violent force.
襲擊，攻擊：以暴力攻擊
To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner.
抨擊，責罵：嚴厲的或不禮貌的批評
To start work on with purpose and vigor:
著手，開始：有目的、精力旺盛的開始工作：
例句：
attack a problem.
著手解決問題

To begin to affect harmfully:
侵襲，侵犯：開始有害影響：
例句：
The disease had already attacked the central nervous system.
疾病已侵犯了中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make an attack; launch an assault:
襲擊，突擊：進行攻擊；發(fā)動攻擊：
例句：
The enemy attacked during the night.
敵人在夜間發(fā)動攻擊

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of attacking; an assault.
進攻，攻擊：攻擊的行為或實例；猛烈而突然的襲擊
An expression of strong criticism; hostile comment:
攻擊，抨擊：嚴厲譴責的表達；惡意的評論：
例句：
vicious attacks in all the newspapers.
在所有報紙上進行抨擊

Sports
【體育運動】
An offensive action in a sport or game.
進攻動作：體育運動或游戲中采取的進攻
The players executing such an action.
進攻隊員：體育運動中采取進攻的運動員
The initial movement in a task or undertaking:
著手，開始：任務或事業(yè)的開始：
例句：
made an optimistic attack on the pile of paperwork.
樂觀地著手一大堆的案頭工作

An episode or onset of a disease, especially an occurrence of a chronic disease:
患病，突然發(fā)?。夯疾〉慕?jīng)歷或疾病的開始，尤指慢性疾病的發(fā)作：
例句：
an asthma attack.
氣喘病發(fā)作

The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
渴望：某種感覺、需求或渴望的經(jīng)歷或開始：
例句：
an attack of hunger; an attack of melancholy.
饑餓感覺的侵襲；感到憂郁

Music The beginning or manner of beginning a piece, passage, or tone.
【音樂】 起聲，起奏：一段、一章或一曲音樂的開始或風格
Decisiveness and clarity in artistic expression:
感染力：藝術表達的力度及思想的明晰：
例句：
a careful performance, but one lacking the rigorous attack the work demands.
一場精心設計但缺乏作品所需感染力的表演

來源：
French attaquer
法語 attaquer
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Old Italian *estaccare
源自 古意大利語 *estaccare
[of Germanic origin]
[日耳曼語源的]

【引伸】
attack.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>attack,bombard,assail,storm,assault,besetThese verbs mean to set upon, physically or figuratively.
這些動詞都表示實際或象征性地攻擊。
Attack applies to offensive action, physical or verbal, and especially to the onset of planned aggression:
attack 暗示對身體上或言辭上的進攻行為，尤指有計劃地發(fā)動進攻：
例句：
The commandos attacked the outpost at dawn.
突擊隊員于拂曉時襲擊了前哨基地。

例句：
The governor was attacked by the press for failing to keep a campaign promise.
市長因未遵守競選時的諾言而被報界攻擊。

Bombard suggests showering with bombs or shells (
Bombard 指炸彈或炮彈轟擊（
例句：
The fleet anchored in the bay and bombarded the town) or figuratively with words (
艦隊在海灣拋錨并轟擊了城鎮(zhèn)） 或用言語象征性的攻擊（

例句：
The television star was bombarded with invitations).
請?zhí)笈趶棸惆l(fā)向電視明星）。

Assail implies repeated attacks:
Assail 意指反復地打擊：
例句：
an area assailed by enemy forces from both directions;
被敵人武裝力量從兩個方向襲擊的地區(qū)；

例句：
a novel assailed by critics;
一部被評論家抨擊的小說；

例句：
a member of the jury assailed by doubts.
許多陪審員被疑點所困擾。

Storm refers to a sudden, sweeping attempt to achieve a victory:
Storm 指為獲取勝利而進行的突然、全面的襲擊：
例句：
Some of the rebels were killed in the act of storming the citadel.
一些反叛者在突襲城堡時被殺。

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，勝利席卷鄉(xiāng)村后只有幾個月的時間， 就被迫去進攻坎皮特山，困難很大然而取得全面成功的機會很小. （經(jīng)濟學家）。

Assault usually implies sudden, intense violence:
Assault 通常指突發(fā)的集中的暴力行為：
例句：
Muggers often assault their victims on dark streets.
歹徒時常在黑暗的街道上攻擊被害者。

例句：
Strobe lights assaulted my eyes.
燈光刺傷了我的眼睛。

Beset suggests beleaguerment from all sides by an enemy force or by adversity:
Beset 指受到敵人武裝力量或敵對者的各方圍攻：
例句：
The fox was beset by hunters and hounds.
狐貍被獵人和獵狗圍攻。

例句：
The city council is beset by problems.
城市委員會遇到各種難題