- [countable, uncountable]
an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody 袭击；攻击 Five people were killed in the attacks that took place last night. 五个人在昨晚发生的袭击中丧生。 - attack on/upon somebody/something
the recent series of deadly terrorist attacks on European cities 最近针对欧洲城市的一系列致命恐怖袭击 a violent attack upon a police officer 对警察的暴力袭击 - attack against somebody
vicious attacks against pensioners 对领取养老金者的恶毒攻击 - attack by somebody/something
A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray dog. 遭流浪狗猛烈攻击的孩子正在医院中逐渐康复。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmenta2He was subjected to a violent attack. 他遭到了猛烈的袭击。 Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper. 两名十几岁的少年对当地的一个店主进行了疯狂的袭击。 Where did the attack happen? 袭击发生在什么地方？ an attack by an armed gang 由武装团伙发动的一场袭击 an increase in knife attacks on police officers 持刀袭警案的增加
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brutal
- frenzied
- horrific
- …
- series
- spate
- wave
- …
- carry out
- be subjected to
- block
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- attack against
- attack by
- attack on
- …
- a victim of an attack
- [countable, uncountable]
an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs （在战争中使用武器的）进攻，攻击 a bomb/rocket/missile attack 炸弹/火箭/导弹袭击 - attack on somebody/something
Rebel forces launched an attack on civilian targets. 叛军对平民目标发起了攻击。 - attack against somebody/something
Commanders attempted to prevent an attack against the city. 指挥官试图阻止对该城的攻击。 - under attack (from somebody/something)
The patrol came under attack from all sides. 巡逻队受到四面八方的攻击。
Collocations War and peacesee also counter-attackWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflicta2Bombers pressed home their attack, causing severe damage to harbour installations. 轰炸机击中目标，严重地破坏了港口设施。 Most of the population would stand little chance of surviving a nuclear attack. 很少有人会从核打击中幸存下来。 The administration may launch a pre-emptive attack against terrorist bases. 政府也许会对恐怖分子的基地发动先发制人的攻击。 The attack took place under cover of darkness. 进攻在夜幕的掩护下进行。 The border towns have suffered a series of attacks. 这些边境城镇遭到了一系列袭击。 The soldiers mounted an all-out attack on the town. 士兵对该镇发起全面进攻。 They came under sustained attack from the air. 他们遭到了持续的空袭。 an attack on enemy positions 对敌军阵地发动的进攻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-out
- full-scale
- major
- …
- series
- carry out
- launch
- lead
- …
- come
- happen
- occur
- …
- under attack
- attack against
- attack by
- …
- [countable]
a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe （尤指常发疾病的）发作，侵袭 to suffer an asthma attack 哮喘发作 - attack of something
an attack of fever 发热
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- sudden
- bad
- …
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- attack of
- [countable]
a sudden period of feeling an emotion such as fear （情感的）一阵突发 a panic attack 一阵恐慌 - attack of something
an attack of nerves 突然紧张不安 He suffers from attacks of anxiety. 他时常感到焦虑。 - (figurative)
an attack of conscience (= a guilty feeling about something you have done or are planning to do) 良心的谴责 - (figurative)
an attack of the giggles 一阵咯咯傻笑
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- sudden
- bad
- …
- experience
- have
- suffer
- …
- happen
- occur
- take place
- …
- attack of
- [countable, uncountable]
strong criticism of somebody/something in speech or in writing （口头或书面的）抨击，非难 He found himself the victim of an unprovoked attack by the media. 他发现自己成了媒体无端攻击的受害者。 She has laid herself wide open to attack. 她对攻击敞开了大门。 - attack on somebody/something
It was seen as a personal attack on the president. 人们认为这是对总统的人身攻击。 - under attack (from somebody/something) (for something/for doing something)
The school has come under attack for failing to encourage bright students. 这所学校因未能鼓励聪明的学生而受到非难。 Doctors have gone on the attack, accusing the government of incompetence. 医生们抨击政府，指责它不称职。
Extra ExamplesThe government's decision has provoked an attack from leaders of the health service. 政府的决定招致了医疗卫生部门领导的指责。 The first line of attack is often name-calling. 抨击行为往往从辱骂开始。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- blistering
- devastating
- …
- deliver
- go on the
- launch
- …
- attack on
- attack upon
- a/the line of attack
- open to attack
- [singular] (British English) (North American English offense)
the players in a team whose job is to try to score goals or points 进攻队员 Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury. 德国队几名主力队员因伤不能上场，削弱了进攻力量。
- [countable, uncountable] attack (on something)
the actions that players take to try to score a goal or win the game （队员等的）进攻 a sustained attack on the Arsenal goal 向阿森纳队球门的持续进攻
- [countable] attack (on something)
an action that you take to try to stop or change something that you feel is bad 抑制；打击；处理 to launch an all-out attack on poverty/unemployment 全力抑制贫穷／失业
- [uncountable, countable]
the action of something such as an insect, or a disease, that causes damage to something/somebody （病虫等的）损害，伤害
violence暴力
in war战争
of illness疾病
of emotion情感
criticism批评
in sport体育运动
action to stop something制止
damage损害
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French attaque (noun), attaquer (verb), from Italian attacco ‘an attack’, attaccare ‘join battle’, based on an element of Germanic origin (see attach).