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onslaught

英 ['ɒnslɔːt] 美 ['ɑnslɔt]

解释

n. 猛攻；突击

※ 提供单词"onslaught"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

onslaught 攻击，进攻

on,在上，向上，-slaught,攻击，屠杀，词源同slay,slaughter.

英文词源

onslaught (n.): 1620s, anslaight, somehow from or on analogy of Dutch aanslag "attack," from Middle Dutch aenslach, from aen "on" (see on) + slach "blow," related to slaen "slay." Spelling influenced by obsolete (since c. 1400) English slaught (n.) "slaughter," from Old English sleaht (see slaughter (n.)). No record of its use in 18c.; apparently revived by Scott.

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例句和用法

1. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.: 纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。

2. the enemy onslaught on our military forces: 敌军对我军的进攻

3. The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.: 这个城市反抗敌人的猛攻达两个星期之久.

4. The clash of our onslaught hurtled across the field.: 我们猛攻的声音传遍战场.

5. Our army tried to withstand the enemy onslaught.: 我们的部队奋力抵挡敌人的猛攻.