Word · Frequency #11104
onslaught
猛攻；突击
核心释义
a sudden and fierce attack or assault
- 1.
猛烈的攻击。
A fierce attack.
- 2.
突然而严重的麻烦发作
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
- 3.
大量的人或事物,如同攻击一般。
A large number of people or things resembling an attack.
- 4.
(军事)对敌人的进攻(使用武器)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- 5.
语言交流(口头或书面)的快速持续传达
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
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
用法In use
The company faced an onslaught of criticism after the product recall.
用法提示：“onslaught”在此表示猛烈的批评或攻击，作为名词使用，常与“of”连用。
The city was unprepared for the onslaught of tourists during the holiday season.
用法提示：“onslaught”在此比喻大量游客突然涌入，强调突然性和数量。
The army launched a fierce onslaught against the enemy positions.
用法提示：“onslaught”在此指军事上的猛攻，与“launch”搭配使用。
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)
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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