assassinate /əˈsæsɪˌneɪt/ CET6 TEM4 ( assassinating, assassinated, assassinates )

• 1. 

  V-T When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. (因政治原因而) 刺杀

  例：

  Would the U.S. be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?

  如果肯尼迪没有被刺杀，今天的美国会大不相同吗？

• 2. 

  assassination N-VAR 刺杀

  例：

  She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband.

  她想要对其丈夫的遇刺进行调查。

  例：

  He lives in constant fear of assassination.

  他一直生活在对刺杀的恐惧之中。