attacked
past simple and past participle ofattack
| 单词 | attacked |
| 释义 | attacked past simple and past participle ofattack attack verb uk/əˈtæk/us/əˈtæk/attackverb(HURT)B1[IorT] totrytohurtordefeatusingviolence: He was attacked andseriouslyinjuredby agangofyouths. Armyforceshave been attacking thetownsincedawn. Mostwildanimalswon't attackunlessthey areprovoked. Compare defend(PROTECT) to try to hurt someone using violence
Attacking & invading
attackverb(CRITICIZE)C1[T] tocriticizesomeonestrongly: Shewroteanarticleattacking thejudgesandtheirconductof thetrial. Thereportattacks theideaofexamsfor seven and eight-year-olds. Synonyms castigateformal censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something
Disapproving & criticizing
attackverb(DAMAGE)C2[T] If something, such as adiseaseor achemical, attacks something, itdamagesit: AIDSattacks the body'simmunesystem. Myrosebushesare being attacked byaphids. Damaging and spoiling
attackverb(SPORT)[IorT] Ifplayersin ateamattack, theymoveforwardtotrytoscorepoints,goals, etc. General terms used in ball sports
attackverb(DEAL WITH)[T] todealwith somethingquicklyand in aneffectiveway: We have to attack theseproblemsnow andfindsomesolutions. Thechildrenrushedin andeagerlyattacked thefood(=quicklystartedtoeatit). Dealing with things or people
Examplesofattackedattacked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These small differences favoured the co-occurrence of the two parasitoid species on the sameattackedtrees. From theCambridge English Corpus The participantsattackedthe township government, burned down 107 rooms and took more than twenty motorcycles and other property belonging to government employees. From theCambridge English Corpus Each of us agrees to defend the other, ifattacked. From theCambridge English Corpus The dual problem (23) might beattackedby local search methods over the space of l's. From theCambridge English Corpus The predominantly engagement, potential threat group wasattackedas the mainstream, but it survived as the best option for global political leverage. From theCambridge English Corpus The clinic wasattackedon three fronts-the legal, the medical and the clerical. From theCambridge English Corpus The attacking nucleophilic amino group (circled red) is blue, and theattackedcarbonyl carbon green. From theCambridge English Corpus Due to the challenging nature of the fore-mentioned control design problem, many researchesattackedit proposing different types of controllers. From theCambridge English Corpus Here the industry hasattackednew providers and others in highly publicised cases meant to maintain status quo control. From theCambridge English Corpus Advocatesattackedopponents where it hurt most, questioning and challenging their key argument and standing it on its head. From theCambridge English Corpus He criticised the use of racial categories andattackedthe work's conceptual and factual basis. From theCambridge English Corpus They let three payments go by and on the fourth they _attacked. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the straw man the critics haveattackedhas in some cases been made of real straw. From theCambridge English Corpus Their women's sectionattackedfemale student isolationism and pacifism on the campuses. From theCambridge English Corpus In both species, seeds lacking testae began to soften about day 8, were oftenattackedby fungus, and had rotted completely by day 10. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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