assail
verb (formal)- assail somebody/something (with something)
to attack somebody/something violently, either physically or with words 攻击；袭击；抨击 His attacker assailed him with fierce blows to the head. 袭击者猛烈击打他的头部。 The proposal was assailed by the opposition party. 提案遭到反对党的抨击。 - (figurative)
A vile smell assailed my nostrils. 一股恶臭十分刺鼻。
- [usually passive]
to worry or upset somebody severely 困扰；使苦恼 - be assailed by something
to be assailed by worries/doubts/fears 为焦虑／疑虑／担心所困扰
- be assailed by something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to’ + salire ‘to leap’; compare with assault.