assail /əˈseɪl/ TEM8 ( assailing, assailed, assails )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. 质问; 抨击 [书面]

  例：

  Protesters assailed the proposed fare increase.

  抗议者们抨击了提价的提议。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone assails you, they attack you violently. 攻击 [书面]

  例：

  Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a nearby park.

  她丈夫在附近的公园遭到一个持刀青年男子的攻击。

• 3. 

  V-T If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. 使被困扰 [书面] [usu passive]

  例：

  She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity.

  她被自我怀疑和情感不安所困扰。