1.(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
the attack began at dawn
2.a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition;
an attack of diarrhea
3.intense adverse criticism;
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
4.the act of attacking;
attacks on women increased last year
5.an offensive move in a sport or game;
they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning
6.the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent);
the film was sensitive to attack by acids
7.ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;
his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons
8.a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
9.strong criticism;
he published an unexpected attack on my work
1.launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II
2.attack in speech or writing;
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
3.take the initiative and go on the offensive;
The Serbs attacked the village at night
4.attack someone physically or emotionally;
The mugger assaulted the woman
5.set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task;
I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
6.begin to injure;
The cancer cells are attacking his liver
讀音釋義 attack 美音:[ə'tæk]英音:[ə'tæk] 1攻擊 2非難,抨擊; 辱罵 3著手,投入,從事 4(疾病)侵襲 5腐蝕,侵蝕 attack the enemy . 攻打敵人 a disease that attacks children . 侵襲兒童的疾病 He tried to attack the problem. 他設法解決這個問題。 The hungry boy attacked his dinner as soon as it was served. 飯剛剛擺好,這個饑餓的男孩就狼吞虎咽地吃起來。 He was atta