assail
英 [əˈseɪl]
美 [əˈseɪl]
将“assail”与“as”结合记忆,想象“as”如一个冲锋的人,连续“sail”(航行),如同在攻击或猛烈抨击某物,这样可以帮助记忆“assail”表示攻击或猛烈抨击的意思。
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assail 攻击前缀as-同ad-,在字母s开头词根前同化为as-. -sail来自词根sal, 跳,见salmon,鲑鱼,跳鱼。此处指攻击。
- assail (v.)
- c. 1200, from Old French assalir "attack, assault, assail" (12c., Modern French assaillir), from Vulgar Latin *adsalire "to leap at," from Latin ad- "at" (see ad-) + salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Figurative use from mid-14c. Related: Assailed; assailing; assailable.
- 1. By 1000 BC waves of invaders began to assail the land.
- 到公元前约1000年,埃及遭受到蜂拥而来的入侵者的掠夺.
- 2. The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day.
- 反对党的报纸每天都对政府进行猛烈抨击。
- 3. Then doubts and fears did assail the very strongest.
- 那时,疑惑和恐惧的确困扰过意志最坚强的人.
- 4. You ought to assail all the difficulties that may come your way with great courage.
- 你应该勇敢地面对所有可能迎面而来的困难.
- 5. The doubts and fears didn't assail the very strongest.
- 疑惑和恐惧没有困扰最坚强的人.