Verb:
attack someone physically or emotionally;The mugger assaulted the woman
Nightmares assailed him regularly
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week
attack in speech or writing;The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
attack，assail，assault，charge，beset都含有攻击的意思。
attack常用词, 指攻击敌人或用言论攻击他人。
assail指猛烈连续地攻击。
assault语气比 assail强, 指突然猛烈地进攻, 暗示武力的直接接触 如肉搏等, 也有暴力的意思。
charge指冲击或骑兵的突然攻击。
beset指围攻, 即从各个方向攻击。
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动词93%,名词7%
noun.attacker
同义词 assailant,assaulter
assaulternoun attacker
assailant