sexually/indecently assault• Just hours after this drama, two girls ran away and reportedly were sexually assaulted.• Instead, she was put on probation for a year after admitting indecently assaulting four 15-year-old boys.• A driving examiner has been jailed for four months for indecently assaulting four women testcandidates.• But, it was said, he took him to his flat and indecently assaulted him while two other men looked on.• The young man was found not guilty of indecently assaulting the 16-year-old schoolgirl by the jury after a three-hour retirement.• Eight of the paratroopers were found guilty of indecently assaulting the woman soldier.• Then the gunmensexually assaulted the women.• Ian Beckett, the deputy chief constable of Surrey, has been cleared of indecently assaulting two female colleagues.
Originassault1
(1200-1300)Old Frenchassaut, from Latinassaltus, past participle of assalire; → ASSAIL
1crime of attacking sb攻擊他人的罪行ADJECTIVE | ... OF ASSAULTS | VERB + ASSAULT | ASSAULT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent殘忍的毆打;兇猛的攻擊;野蠻的襲擊;惡毒的毆打;猛烈的攻擊➤armed武裝襲擊➤criminal構成犯罪的攻擊▸➤common (BrE, law法律) 普通企圖傷害▸➤aggravated (law法律) , serious加重的企圖傷害罪;嚴重的攻擊➤felonious, felony, misdemeanor (all NAmE, law法律) 惡意企圖傷害罪;構成輕罪的攻擊▸➤alleged被指控的攻擊行為▸➤attempted襲擊未遂▸➤indecent, physical, racial, sexual猥褻罪;身體傷害;種族性攻擊;性侵犯◇He was convicted of rape and another six counts of indecent assault.他被判強姦罪,還有 6 項猥褻罪。➤domestic家庭侵害... OF ASSAULTS➤series, wave一系列的襲擊;襲擊浪潮VERB + ASSAULT➤carry out, commit進行攻擊;實施襲擊◇assaults committed by teenagers十幾歲少年犯下的毆打他人罪➤be the victim of, suffer為襲擊的受害者;遭到攻擊➤report舉報攻擊◇He reported the assault to the police.他向警方舉報了被人毆打一事。ASSAULT + VERB➤happen, occur, take place襲擊發生PREPOSITION➤assault against對⋯的襲擊◇Better street lighting has helped reduce the number of assaults against women.街燈照明的改善減少了女性遭襲擊的數量。➤assault on, assault upon對⋯的襲擊PHRASES➤allegations of assault有關被襲擊的指控◇allegations of police assault on the boy對警方襲擊這個男孩的指控➤assault and battery (law法律) 企圖傷害罪和毆擊罪➡ note at crime(for more verbs)assault
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2military/verbal attack武力攻擊;口頭攻擊ADJECTIVE | ... OF ASSAULTS | VERB + ASSAULT | ASSAULT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤all-out, direct, frontal, full-scale, major, massive全力以赴的/直接的/正面的/全面的/較大的/大規模的進攻◇After an all-out assault the town was captured by the enemy.敵人發起全面進攻後,佔領了整個小鎮。➤deadly, fierce致命的/兇猛的攻擊▸➤fresh, further新的/進一步的攻擊▸➤sustained持續的攻擊◇She used the article to make a sustained assault on her former political allies.她利用這篇文章繼續抨擊以前的政治同盟。➤relentless毫不留情的攻擊➤initial最初的攻擊➤final最終的攻擊▸➤successful成功的攻擊▸➤aerial, air, airborne, amphibious, ground空中打擊;空襲;空降突擊;兩棲進攻;地面進攻◇air assaults by fighter planes戰鬥機進行的空襲➤military軍事突擊➤terrorist恐怖襲擊▸➤verbal言語攻擊➤legal法律抨擊◇a two-year legal assault on alleged tax fraud對涉嫌稅收詐騙的行為長達兩年的法律抨擊... OF ASSAULTS➤series一系列的攻擊VERB + ASSAULT➤begin, carry out, conduct, launch, lead, make, mount開始/實施/執行/發起/領導/進行/展開攻擊◇Enemy troops launched an assault on the town.敵軍對該鎮發起了進攻。➤launch into發動攻擊◇He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.他口頭對小報新聞進行了抨擊。➤come under, face遭到襲擊;面臨攻擊◇The factory came under assault from soldiers in the mountains.工廠遭到山裏士兵的襲擊。➤survive, withstand在攻擊中幸免於難;抵擋襲擊◇The garrison was built to withstand assaults.建起要塞是為抵禦攻擊。ASSAULT + NOUN➤course (BrE) 突擊訓練課程◇They took part in a vigorous army assault course.他們參加了一個高強度的陸軍突擊訓練課程。➤operation突擊行動▸➤gun, rifle, weapon突擊炮;衝鋒槍;突擊用的武器▸➤force, team, troops突擊部隊;突擊隊➤helicopter, ship, vehicle突擊直升機;攻擊艦;突擊車輛PREPOSITION➤under assault遭到攻擊◇Today these values are under assault.今天這些價值觀受到攻擊。➤assault on對⋯的攻擊◇a series of assaults on enemy targets對敵軍目標的一連串襲擊assault