assassination
英 [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃn]

n.

暗杀；

变形

复数：assassinations

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]暗杀murder

英英释义

assassination[ ə,sæsi'neiʃən ]

• n.
  • an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

    同义词：character assassinationblackwash

  • murder of a public figure by surprise attack

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• attempt an assassination企图暗杀
• carry out an assassination实施暗杀
• execute an assassination实施暗杀
• witness an assassination目睹一起暗杀事件

形容词+～

• character assassination人格毁损
• cold blooded assassination残酷的暗杀
• foul assassination罪恶的暗杀
• political assassination政治谋杀

介词+～

• threaten sb with assassination用暗杀来恐吓某人

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The press disclosed an assassination attempt.
   报界披露了一暗杀企图。
2. I saw the assassination and it got under my skin.
   我亲眼看见暗杀的情景，真令我毛骨悚然。
3. The President's assassination led to political convulsion.
   总统遇刺引起了政治骚乱。

权威例句

State-Sponsored Assassination in International and Domestic Law
Flashbulb memories of the assassination attempt on President Reagan
JFK and dark tourism: A fascination with assassination
Norms and Security: The Case of International Assassination
Boone Schirmer on the Assassination of Aquino and Its Implications for the U.S. and Marcos
Assassination in the United States: an operational study of recent assassins, attackers, and near-lethal approachers
Collaborative remembering of emotional events: The case of Rabin's assassination
Fighting by Other Means in the Mideast: a Critical Analysis of Israel's Assassination Policy
The CIA's Covert Predator Drone War in Pakistan, 2004–2010: The History of an Assassination Campaign
Brother Against Brother: Violence and Extremism in Israeli Politics from Altalena to the Rabin Assassination (review)