assassination

英 [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

美 [əˌsæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

n.  暗杀；刺杀，行刺

复数：assassinations　

IELTS法律

BNC.7855 / COCA.5434

柯林斯词典

• VERB 行刺;暗杀
  When someone importantis assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
  1. Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
     如果肯尼迪没有被暗杀，今天的美国会有根本性的不同吗？
  2. The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
     刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。

英英释义

noun

• murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
  Synonym:character assassinationblackwash

双语例句

• I have information concerning the assassination of chairman farad.
  我有和farad主席暗杀事件有关的情报。
• The president of Ingushetia was severely wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday.
  在周一的刺杀事件中，印古什共和国总统身受重伤。
• There was an assassination attempt this morning on my husband.
  今天早上有人试图行刺我丈夫。
• A full-scale character assassination of the dead woman got underway in the tabloid press.
  小报上开始了对那位已故女士全方位的人身攻击。
• They are already serving prison sentences for their part in the assassination
  他们因参与这起刺杀已经开始在监狱服刑了。
• There is a breakdown of law and order following the assassination of the president.
  在总统被刺杀后出现了法律和秩序崩溃。
• Since my brother's assassination in the streets of nimes, I had never entered the town;
  自从我的哥哥在尼姆街上被暗杀以后，我就再也没进过那个城市。
• The leader's assassination led to political convulsions.
  领导人遇刺引起了政治动乱。
• Hypocrisy, double-dealing, innuendo and character assassination.
  伪善、欺骗、影射和诽谤。
• The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
  爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。