onslaught

英 [ˈɒnslɔːt]

美 [ˈɑːnslɔːt]

n.  攻击; 猛攻

复数：onslaughts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 攻击；猛攻
  a strong or violent attack
  1. the enemy onslaught on our military forces
     敌军对我军的进攻
  2. The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.
     每年夏天，这座小城都要熬过一段旅游者蜂拥而至的苦日子。
  3. an onslaught of abuse
     一阵谩骂

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 攻击；袭击;猛攻
  Anonslaughton someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them.
  1. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim...
     袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
  2. The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
     叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
  3. ...a media onslaught.
     媒体的狂轰滥炸
• N-COUNT （常指难以应付的）大批，大量
  If you refer to anonslaught ofsomething, you mean that there is a large amount of it, often so that it is very difficult to deal with.
  1. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
     纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
  2. ...the constant onslaught of ads on American TV.
     美国电视上让人应接不暇的广告

英英释义

noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  1. the attack began at dawn
  Synonym:attackonsetonrush
• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  1. a barrage of questions
  2. a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
  Synonym:barragebombardmentoutpouring
• a sudden and severe onset of trouble

双语例句

• They survived an onslaught by tribesmen.
  他们承受住了部落人发起的一次猛攻。
• Conservatives criticized the bill for its onslaught on family values.
  保守党人批评这一议案会对家庭价值观造成冲击。
• She is warming up, preparing for a full onslaught.
  她在做热身活动，准备全力猛攻。
• I can understand why some developing countries are being taken by surprise by the onslaught of these diseases.
  我能够理解，为何一些发展中国家对这些疾病的涌现出其不意。
• The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.
  这个城市反抗敌人的猛攻达两个星期之久。
• When its enthusiasts learn the meaning of the word compromise, the open source onslaught will begin.
  但当维基百科的热心拥护者们悟出妥协一词的含义后，那么开放源式的攻击就将展开。
• The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
  叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
• Israel's rightward drift and its brutal onslaught on Gaza in2009;
  以色列右转，并于2009年对加沙发动了野蛮的攻击。
• But, with the arrival of our peers and the onslaught of our training and work responsibilities has come a newfound freedom.
  但是，随着同行的到来、大量的培训和工作责任，我们也感受到了新的自由。
• The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim
  袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。