Word · Frequency #11104
onslaught
猛攻；突击
a sudden and fierce attack or assault
- 1.
A fierce attack.
猛烈的攻击。
- 2.
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
突然而严重的麻烦发作
- 3.
A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
大量的人或事物,如同攻击一般。
- 4.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
(军事)对敌人的进攻(使用武器)
- 5.
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
语言交流(口头或书面)的快速持续传达
猛烈的攻击。；突然而严重的麻烦发作；大量的人或事物,如同攻击一般。；(军事)对敌人的进攻(使用武器)；语言交流(口头或书面)的快速持续传达
In use
The company faced an onslaught of criticism after the product recall.
The city was unprepared for the onslaught of tourists during the holiday season.
The army launched a fierce onslaught against the enemy positions.
an onslaught of sth
They faced an onslaught of criticism.
他们面临了猛烈的批评。
launch an onslaught (on/against sb/sth)
The army launched an onslaught on the enemy.
军队对敌人发起了猛攻。
withstand an onslaught
Connections
Collocations
- launch an onslaught
- 发起猛攻
- The army launched an onslaught at dawn.军队在黎明时发起了猛攻。
- onslaught of criticism
- 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。
- relentless onslaught
- 无情的猛攻
- The defenders could not resist the relentless onslaught.守军无法抵挡无情的猛攻。
- withstand the onslaught
- 抵挡猛攻
- Their defenses were strong enough to withstand the onslaught.他们的防御足以抵挡猛攻。
- onslaught of advertising
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象敌人大批压上(on)，slaught 形近 slaughter(屠杀)：来势凶猛的攻击、猛攻。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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