assail

1. V-T If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. 质问; 抨击[书面]

Protesters assailed the proposed fare increase. 抗议者们抨击了提价的提议。

2. V-T If someone assails you, they attack you violently. 攻击[书面]

Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a nearby park. 她丈夫在附近的公园遭到一个持刀青年男子的攻击。

3. V-T If you are assailed by something unpleasant such as fears or problems, you are greatly troubled by a large number of them. 使被困扰[书面] [usu passive]

She is assailed by self-doubt and emotional insecurity. 她被自我怀疑和情感不安所困扰。