onslaught

on·slaught /ˈɒnslɔːt $ ˈɑːnslɒːt, ˈɒːn-/ noun [countableC]

1 ATTACKa large violent attack by an army 〔軍隊的〕攻擊，猛攻

onslaught on/against

In December they launched a full-scale onslaught on the capital.

12月他們對首都發起了全面攻擊。

2 strong criticism of someone 猛烈抨擊

onslaught on/against

his public onslaught on the Conservatives

他對保守黨公開的猛烈批評

under the onslaught of something

He praised his wife for her dignity under the onslaught of the tabloid press.

他稱贊妻子在遭到低級小報的攻擊時保持了尊嚴。

3 the onslaught of something the effect of something that is unpleasant and could cause damage 某事的襲擊

plants that will survive the onslaught of winter

熬得過嚴冬侵襲的植物

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the onslaught of something• The system of sharing broke under the onslaught of Western individualism.• For centuries it has been a buttress against the onslaught of Chaos from the wastes to the north.• This mechanism, the novelist wrote, filters brain waves, protects the body from the onslaught of fear.• Hearing the onslaught of criticism, the state Department of Education is showing some signs of flexibility.• A couple of bullets split the heavy oaken door, before it shook under the onslaught of the enemy ram.

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onslaught• The purge soon spread to an onslaught against oppositionists within the party itself.• And would its spiritual aura survive the debasing onslaught of materialism?• The city was in ruins after a prolonged onslaught by enemy warplanes.• a massive propaganda onslaught• However, this great satirical onslaught on the Royal Family came to an abrupt end.• The extent of that secret onslaught needs to be put on the record.• So startled was he by this sudden onslaught, Ryker momentarily froze, rooted to the spot.• Hearing the onslaught of criticism, the state Department of Education is showing some signs of flexibility.• The legal question is how far the trust can be respected in the face of the onslaught of creditors.• It certainly wasn't the band's strongest single to date and yet, in the commercial world, their weakest onslaught.

onslaught on/against• The purge soon spread to an onslaught against oppositionists within the party itself.• In 471 Euric launched his first onslaught against Clermont.• Not just one hand now but two were enforcing his onslaught on her senses.• A renewed onslaught against the mutuals seems likely, which could bring windfalls for millions of borrowers, savers and policyholders.• In 508 Theuderic continued his father's onslaught on the Gothic south, in tandem with the Burgundians.• However, this great satirical onslaught on the Royal Family came to an abrupt end.• Are we to assume then, that the similar onslaught on Peter Mandelson was purely for homophobic reasons?• The other is the onslaught on the mind by mass junk entertainment.

under the onslaught of something• The system of sharing broke under the onslaught of Western individualism.• A couple of bullets split the heavy oaken door, before it shook under the onslaught of the enemy ram.

Origin onslaught

(1600-1700) Dutch aanslag “act of striking”; influenced by slaught “slaughter” ((13-17 centuries))

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