Английский Этимологический словарь - assail
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~ v 1 usually passive if a thought or feeling assails you, it worries or upsets you (Carla was suddenly assailed by doubts.) 2 to attack someone or something violently (assail sb with sth) (The angry crowd assailed police with stones and bottles.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(assails, assailing, assailed) 1. If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. (WRITTEN) The opposition’s newspapers assail the government each day... = attack VERB: V n 2. If someone assails you, they attack you violently. (WRITTEN) Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park. = attack VERB: V n 3. If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. (WRITTEN) She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity. = beset VERB: usu passive, be V-ed ASSAILANT (assailants) Someone’s assailant is a person who has physically attacked them. (FORMAL) Other party-goers rescued the injured man from his assailant. = attacker N-COUNT: usu poss N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~lir, from Vulgar Latin *assalire, alteration of Latin assilire to leap upon, from ad- + salire to leap — more at sally Date: 13th century to attack violently with blows or words Synonyms: see attack • ~able adjective • ~ant noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 make a strong or concerted attack on. 2 make a resolute start on (a task). 3 make a strong or constant verbal attack on (was assailed with angry questions). Derivatives assailable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF asaill- stressed stem of asalir f. med.L assalire f. L assilire (as AD-, salire salt- leap) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. наступать, атаковать, нападать внезапно и яростно the fortress was assailed on all sides —- крепость была атакована со всех сторон we were assailed by a violent hailstorm —- нас застиг сильный град 2. одолевать, мучить to be assailed with doubts —- мучиться сомнениями he was assailed by fears —- им овладели страхи 3. забрасывать, засыпать he was assailed with questions —- его забросали вопросами 4. нападать, резко критиковать, высмеивать to assail smb. with epigrams —- высмеивать кого-либо в эпиграммах 5. решительно, с жаром браться за дело, набрасываться (на работу) he assailed the difficulty with eagerness —- он ринулся на преодоление трудностей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) нападать, атаковать; совершать насилие; наступать I was assailed with questions - меня закидали вопросами I was assailed by doubts - на меня напали сомнения, я был охвачен сомнениями 2) резко критиковать 3) с жаром набрасываться (на работу и т.п.); решительно, энергично браться за трудное дело ...Англо-русский словарь
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