【assailant】 - A-level备考词汇

assailant

UK:  [ə'seɪlənt]

US:  [ə'seɪlənt]

复数：assailants  

n.

1.攻击者,加害者

2.进攻者

3.行凶者

4.敌人

adj.

1.攻击的

1 . His wife Wendi Deng, who was sitting behind him in the committee room, jumped up to defend her husband and slapped the assailant.
坐在默多克身后的妻子邓文迪跳起来保护丈夫，并扇了袭击者一巴掌。

2 . "It is believed that she is the assailant, " Mr. Browne said. The nanny had yet to be formally charged, he said.
“目前认为她就是凶手，”布朗说，不过，他们尚未正式起诉该保姆。

3 . The aim of the assailant seemed to be to enter the mill, but that of the defenders to beat them off.
攻击者的目的似乎要冲进工厂，防御者的目的则是要把他们击退。

4 . As she worked at her restaurant, an assailant threw acid in her face on behalf of a jealous rival.
当她正在她的餐馆工作时，一个嫉妒的竞争者把一瓶酸仍到了她的脸上。

5 . The possibility that more than one assailant might have been involved and that a conspiracy might be afoot fueled unease.
参与行凶的可能不止一人，而且阴谋是提前计划好的，这些推测都加深了民众的恐慌情绪。