assassinate
vt. 暗杀；行刺
vt.
暗杀，行刺；中伤；诋毁；
变形
过去式：assassinated过去分词：assassinated现在分词：assassinating第三人称单数：assassinates
英英释义
assassinate[ ə'sæsineit ]
v.
murder; especially of socially prominent persons
"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
"He assassinated his enemy's character"
同近义词辨析
massacre, execute, murder, slaughter, assassinate, kill这组词都有“杀，杀死”的意思，其区别是：
massacre语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀，尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。
execute指依法处死罪犯。
murder指谋杀或凶杀。
slaughter本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。
assassinate通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或短名人士。
kill普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered.
暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。
权威例句
THE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE GOVERNOR IN 1912Can the US Assassinate an American Citizen Living in Yemen?
Jewish Terrorists Try to Assassinate Three Palestinian Mayors
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LORD GRENVILLE AND THE ‘SMOKING GUN’: THE PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE FRENCH DIRECTORY IN 1798–1799 RECONSIDERED
The ownership of the 4 million [pounds sterling] limousine in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was riding when he was assassinated in ...
assassinate (v.)
1610s, from past participle stem of Medieval Latin assassinare (see assassin). Of reputations, characters, etc., from 1620s. Related: Assassinated; assassinating.
1. He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the pope.
他曾指责各反对党阴谋策划暗杀教皇。
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2. Perhaps they intend to assassinate me.
也许他们是想行刺我。
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3. Secretary: President of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him?
秘书：你是说，钢铁托拉斯的总经理？你要行刺他吗。
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4. In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds.
1981年约翰·欣克利(JohnHinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动，让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时，他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。
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5. They have been angered by an apparent campaign by Israeli agents to assassinate Hamas people abroad, most notably Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai in January.
他们对以色列特工在国外暗杀哈马斯成员的公然行径感到愤怒，最明显的就是一月份发生在迪拜的Mahmoud al-Mabhouh遇刺事件。
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6. He caused the deaths of so many Libyans, and he is afraid one of the rebels will try to assassinate him.... The rebels are tightening the leash around his neck.
他导致如此多的利比亚人死亡，他害怕反对派将会试图暗杀他……反对派正在勒紧他脖子上的皮带。
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7. The BBC has learnt that South African intelligence officers have foiled a third attempt to assassinate the former Rwandan chief of staff, Kayumba Nyamwasa.
BBC获悉，南非情报部门第三次粉碎了暗杀卢旺达前情报官员KayumbaNyamwasa的阴谋。
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8. Jack admits the truth to Simes about his family's kidnapping and the plot to assassinate Palmer, but Simes doesn't have the authority or the inclination to release him.
杰克把事实告知了西梅斯——他的家人被绑架了，有人试图阴谋刺杀帕默。但西梅斯没有职权——也没有意愿——放他走。
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9. Fiesco and Gabriele are led in, and Paolo tries to convince the old man to assassinate the doge, while inciting Gabriele with insinuations about Boccanegra's relationship with Amelia.
菲耶斯科和加布里埃尔被领入，保罗试图说服老人去刺杀总督，并影射波卡涅拉与阿米莉亚关系暧昧以煽动加布里埃尔。
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10. The two fanatic Puerto Rican nationalists who tried to assassinate Harry Truman in 1950 attacked him when he was living across, the street in Blair House while the White House was being renovated.
这两名狂热的波多黎各民族主义分子，于1950年试图暗杀杜鲁门。当他们攻击杜鲁门时，因白宫正在翻修，杜鲁门住在白宫对面的布莱尔旅馆。
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11. The two fanatic Puerto Rican nationalists who tried to assassinate Harry Truman in 1950 attacked him when he was living across, the street in Blair House while the White House was being renovated.
这两名狂热的波多黎各民族主义分子，于1950年试图暗杀杜鲁门。当他们攻击杜鲁门时，因白宫正在翻修，杜鲁门住在白宫对面的布莱尔旅馆。
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