attack

n. 攻击；抨击；疾病发作

vt. 攻击；抨击；动手干

vi. 攻击；腐蚀

n. (Attack)人名；(瑞典)阿塔克

中文词源

attack 改击

来自意大利短语attaccare battaglia, 即参与战斗。与attach 属对词。

attack: attack: [16] Attack reached English via French attaquer from Italian attaccare ‘attach, join’, which, like Old French atachier (source of English attach) was based on a hypothetical Germanic *stakōn (from which English gets stake). Phrases such as attaccare battaglia ‘join battle’ led to attaccare being used on its own to mean ‘attack’. Attach and attack are thus ‘doublets’ – that is, words with the same ultimate derivation but different meanings.
=> attach, stake
attack (v.): c. 1600, from French attaquer (16c.), from Florentine Italian attaccare (battaglia) "join (battle)," thus the word is a doublet of attach, which was used 15c.-17c. also in the sense now reserved to attack. Related: Attacked; attacking.
attack (n.): 1660s, from attack (v.). Compare Middle English attach "a seizure or attack" (of fever), late 14c.

1. Bob died of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle.: 鲍勃死于由他的生活方式引起的心脏病突发。

2. His family was subjected to a hideous attack by the gang.: 他的家人遭到了匪帮的恐怖袭击。

3. He renewed his attack on government policy towards Europe.: 他重新开始对政府的欧洲政策进行抨击。

4. The enemy must be digging themselves in now ready for the attack.: 敌人现在一定在挖掩体，准备迎接进攻。

5. Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.: 成功合并两家银行需要坚决快速地着手解决费用问题。