attackat•tack

vt

1. 袭击；进攻；攻击

• He was attacked by a man in the street. 他在街上遭到一个男人的袭击。

• The city was attacked by the Japanese airforce. 这座城市曾遭到日本空军的攻击。

2. 抨击；攻击

• The article attacked the government for its policy on education. 这篇文章抨击了政府的教育政策。

• attack an argument 攻击一个论点

3. 【棋】 (向某一个子)进攻

4. (疾病等的)侵袭；侵蚀

• a disease that attacks the central nervous system 侵袭神经中枢的疾病

• Rust attacks metals. 锈能侵蚀金属。

5. 奋力地着手干；处理

• He immediately set about attacking the problem. 他立即着手处理这个问题。

• The government is making an attempt to attack unemployment. 政府正在全力解决失业问题。