意味: 襲う
例文: Lena was assailed by a wave of confetti.
レナは紙吹雪の波に襲われた。
定義: 物理的または感情的にだれかを攻撃する
コロケーション:
assailは8,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Verb: attack someone physically or emotionally
Verb: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
Verb: attack in speech or writing
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Verb
Examples(例文)
Verb: The mugger assaulted the woman
Verb: Nightmares assailed him regularly
Verb: Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Verb: Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
Verb: The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, set on, snipe
Antonyms(反意語): defend
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): contend, knock
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): admonish, attack, bandy, battle, bear down, belabor, blame, box, call on the carpet, chicken-fight, come down, denounce, deplore, disparage, duel, engage, fence, feud, fight, fight back, fistfight, harsh on, join battle, joust, nitpick, reprehend, reprimand, savage, scuffle, settle, skirmish, spar, tourney, tug, war, wrestle
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): abuse, bait, beset, besiege, blindside, blister, blitz, bombard, bulldog, cannonade, claw, counterattack, desecrate, gas, invade, jump, molest, pepper, raid, rape, reassail, rip, rubbish, rush, savage, sic, storm, strafe, strike, submarine, torpedo, vitriol, whang
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: assailable, assailant, assault, assaulter, assaultive, attack, attacker
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: psychology
Usage Category: common
Usage Context: descriptive, emotional
Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞):
Suffixes(接尾辞):
Exam Level
英検1級
Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
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Movies(映画):
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes
Emotion Categories: anger, fear, negative, surprise
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