onslaught
英 ['ɒnslɔːt]
美 ['ɑnslɔt]
onslaught 助记提示
1. on + slaught "blow" (somehow from or on analogy of Dutch slach "blow", but the spelling influenced by obsolete English slaught "slaughter").
onslaught 中文词源
onslaught 攻击，进攻on,在上，向上，-slaught,攻击，屠杀，词源同slay,slaughter.
onslaught 英文词源
- onslaught (n.)
- 1620s, anslaight, somehow from or on analogy of Dutch aanslag "attack," from Middle Dutch aenslach, from aen "on" (see on) + slach "blow," related to slaen "slay." Spelling influenced by obsolete (since c. 1400) English slaught (n.) "slaughter," from Old English sleaht (see slaughter (n.)). No record of its use in 18c.; apparently revived by Scott.
onslaught 双语例句
1. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time. 纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the enemy onslaught on our military forces
- 敌军对我军的进攻
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.
- 这个城市反抗敌人的猛攻达两个星期之久.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The clash of our onslaught hurtled across the field.
- 我们猛攻的声音传遍战场.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Our army tried to withstand the enemy onslaught.
- 我们的部队奋力抵挡敌人的猛攻.
来自《简明英汉词典》