【assassinate】 - A-level备考词汇

assassinate

UK:  [ə'sæsɪneɪt]

US:  [ə'sæsɪ.neɪt]

过去分词：assassinated  现在分词：assassinating  第三人称单数：assassinates  

v.

1.暗杀,行刺

2.暗杀;中伤

3.中伤,破坏(名誉等)

1 . Emma Goldman, who conspired to assassinate industrialist Henry Clay Frick in 1892, was an exception, but she later disavowed those tactics.
算是个例外，1892年，她密谋刺杀企业家HenryClayFrick，但后来翻脸不认账。

2 . He conjured a massive fire storm in the hall, trying to assassinate all who were assembled and seize power himself.
他在大厅里召唤出了巨大的火焰风暴，尝试杀死在场的所有人，这样他就可以独揽大权。

3 . They called it "the company" but it was really a secret government group trained to assassinate political leaders.
他们所谓的“公司”实际上是一个受过训练、专门暗杀政界领导人的秘密政府组织。

4 . And public opinion turned against the strikers when a radical made an attempt to assassinate Frick.
一极端人士企图暗杀里克，公众舆论就此转向攻击罢工。

5 . The two got mixed up in a plot to assassinate the Hapan Queen Mother, along with the actual assassin, Aurra Sing.
他们俩卷入一起暗杀海皮斯王母的阴谋，跟他们在一起的还有真正的刺客——奥拉·辛。