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an onslaught of sth
They faced an onslaught of criticism.
他们面临了猛烈的批评。
猛攻；突击
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猛攻；突击
a sudden and fierce attack or assault
They faced an onslaught of criticism.
他们面临了猛烈的批评。
猛烈的攻击。
A fierce attack.
突然而严重的麻烦发作
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
大量的人或事物,如同攻击一般。
A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
(军事)对敌人的进攻(使用武器)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
The company faced an onslaught of criticism after the product recall.
公司在产品召回后遭到了猛烈的批评。
The city was unprepared for the onslaught of tourists during the holiday season.
这座城市对假期期间游客的蜂拥而至毫无准备。
The army launched a fierce onslaught against the enemy positions.
军队对敌军阵地发动了猛烈的攻击。
They faced an onslaught of criticism.
他们面临了猛烈的批评。
The army launched an onslaught on the enemy.
军队对敌人发起了猛攻。
The small company managed to withstand the onslaught of competition.
这家小公司成功抵挡了竞争的冲击。
Not this
They onslaught the enemy.
Use this
They launched an onslaught on the enemy.
Onslaught 是名词，不能用作动词；应使用 launch/mount an onslaught 来表达发动猛攻。
Not this
The onslaught to the city was fierce.
Use this
The onslaught on the city was fierce.
Onslaught 后接介词 on 或 against 表示攻击对象，不应使用 to。
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发起猛攻
The army launched an onslaught at dawn.
军队在黎明时发起了猛攻。
铺天盖地的批评
The policy faced an onslaught of criticism from the press.
这项政策遭到媒体铺天盖地的批评。
无情的猛攻
The defenders could not resist the relentless onslaught.
守军无法抵挡无情的猛攻。
抵挡猛攻
Their defenses were strong enough to withstand the onslaught.
他们的防御足以抵挡猛攻。
广告的狂轰滥炸
Consumers are exposed to an onslaught of advertising every day.
消费者每天都要面对广告的狂轰滥炸。
……的猛烈冲击
The onslaught of online ads made the page impossible to read.
铺天盖地的在线广告让页面无法阅读。
准备应对冲击
Stores are bracing for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.
商店正在准备应对假日购物者的涌入。
抵御冲击
The old bridge withstood the onslaught of the flood.
那座老桥经受住了洪水的冲击。
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想象敌人大批压上(on)，slaught 形近 slaughter(屠杀)：来势凶猛的攻击、猛攻。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、评论文章、军事或冲突描述 该词为中性偏正式，多用于书面语或新闻报道中，强调来势猛烈、数量大或破坏性强；口语中较少使用。
All these words rhyme with the ending sound /ɔːt/ (or /ɔt/ in American English). Note the spelling patterns: -aught (caught, taught) and -ought (bought, fought, thought, brought). Beware of lookalikes like 'though' (pronounced /ðoʊ/), 'through' (/θruː/), and 'slaughter' (/ˈslɔːtər/), which have different vowel sounds or extra syllables.
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