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攻击 — meaning in English

gōng jī

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English meaning

  • aggression noun Hostile or violent behavior, especially the starting of a conflict or attack.
  • assail verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  • besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  • offensive adj Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.
  • onset noun The point at which something, especially an illness or a change, first begins.
  • onslaught noun A fierce, forceful attack.
  • storm noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.

Senses

攻击 is used for these senses in English:

  • aggression The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
  • assail (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
  • assailment (now, rare) The act of assailing.
  • besiege to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
  • offensive (countable, military) An attack.
  • onset (archaic) An attack; an assault especially of an army.
  • onslaught A fierce attack.
  • storm (chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.

aggression — full definition

  1. noun Hostile or violent behavior, especially the starting of a conflict or attack.
  2. noun A forceful or assertive drive, not necessarily violent.

assail — full definition

  1. verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  2. verb To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.

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