assault

noun

/əˈsɔːlt/

[uncountable, countable] the crime of attacking somebody physically侵犯他人身体（罪）；侵犯人身罪
- Both men were charged with assault.两人均被控侵犯他人身体罪。
- sexual assaults性侵犯（指强奸、猥亵）
- assault on/upon somebody A significant number of indecent assaults on women go unreported.大量的猥亵妇女罪没有被举报。
Collocations Crime
Crime犯罪Committing a crime犯罪
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone偷某人的钱包／手机
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃
- hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民
- launder drug money (through something)（通过…）洗毒资
- forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime打击犯罪
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋
- help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime调查犯罪活动
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹
- collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人
- solve/crack the case破案
see also indecent assault
- Better street lighting has helped reduce the number of assaults against women.街灯照明的改善减少了女性遭袭击的数量。
- He reported the assault to the police.他向警方举报了被人殴打一事。
- allegations of police assault on the boy对警方袭击这个男孩的指控
- assaults committed by teenagers十几岁少年犯下的殴打他人罪
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brutal
- ferocious
- savage
- …
… of assaults
- series
- wave
verb + assault
- carry out
- commit
- be the victim of
- …
assault + verb
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
preposition
- assault against
- assault on
- assault upon
- …
phrases
- allegations of assault
- assault and battery
[countable] assault (on/upon/against somebody/something) (by an army, etc.军队等) the act of attacking a building, an area, etc. in order to take control of it攻击；突击；袭击 synonym attack
- An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。
- air assaults by fighter planes战斗机进行的空袭
- a series of assaults on enemy targets对敌军目标的一连串袭击
- The garrison was built to withstand assaults.建起要塞是为抵御攻击。
- The factory came under assault from soldiers in the mountains.工厂遭到山里士兵的袭击。
- After an all-out assault the village was captured by the enemy.发起全面进攻后，整个村庄被敌人占领了。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- all-out
- direct
- frontal
- …
… of assaults
- series
verb + assault
- begin
- carry out
- conduct
- …
assault + noun
- course
- operation
- gun
- …
preposition
- under assault
- assault on
[countable] assault (on/upon something) the act of trying to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous（向困难或危险事物发起的）冲击
- The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment.政府向失业发起新的攻势。
- a two-year legal assault on alleged tax fraud对涉嫌税收诈骗的行为长达两年的法律抨击
- Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it).登山过程中有三人死亡。
Topics Difficulty and failurec1
[countable] an act of criticizing somebody/something severely抨击 synonym attack
- The suggested closures came under assault from all parties.关闭机构的建议受到各方严厉批评。
- assault on/upon/against somebody/something The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified.这份报纸对总统的攻击纯属无稽之谈。
- She used the article to make a sustained assault on her former political allies.她利用这篇文章继续抨击以前的政治同盟。
- He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口头对小报新闻进行了抨击。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- all-out
- direct
- frontal
- …
… of assaults
- series
verb + assault
- begin
- carry out
- conduct
- …
assault + noun
- course
- operation
- gun
- …
preposition
- under assault
- assault on
[countable, uncountable] (law法律) an act that threatens to harm somebody physically, whether or not actual harm is done 威胁要对某人造成身体伤害的行为，无论是否造成了实际伤害

词源Middle English: from Old French asaut (noun), assauter (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + saltare, frequentative of salire ‘to leap’. Compare with assail.