assassinate

英 [ə'sæsɪneɪt] 美 [ə'sæsəneɪt]

• v. 暗杀，行刺

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 暗杀，行刺，谋杀，对…行刺
2. 中伤，诋毁，糟蹋，破坏

英英释义

Verb:

1. murder; especially of socially prominent persons;

   "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
   

2. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation;

   "He assassinated his enemy's character"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered.
   暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。

经典引文

• If the authorities wanted to get rid of her she would have to be assassinated.

  出自： M. Spark

• Palestinian guerillas sought..to assassinate King Hussein, attacking his motorcade.

  出自： H. Kissinger

词义辨析

kill，murder，slaughter，massacre，assassinate，execute

• 这些动词均有“杀、杀死”之意。
• kill普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。
• murder指谋杀或凶杀。
• slaughter本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。
• massacre语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀，尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。
• assassinate通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或知名人士。
• execute指依法处死罪犯。

近反义词

【近义词】

• kill 杀死
• murder 谋杀
• slay 杀害
• shoot 发射
• gun down 开枪打伤
• snuff out 掐灭
• eliminate 除去
• liquidate 清算
• wipe out 消灭
• butcher 屠夫
• purge 整肃
• execute 执行
• massacre 大屠杀
• slaughter 残杀