•He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.他被一帮年轻人打成重伤。

•Army forces have been attacking the town since dawn.从拂晓开始，军队就对这个城市展开了进攻。

•Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.大多数野生动物若非被激怒，是不会主动攻击的。

•She wrote an article attacking the judges and their conduct of the trial.她写了一篇文章抨击法官以及他们的审案方式。

•The report attacks the idea of exams for 7- and 8-year-olds.这篇报导抨击了对七八岁的孩子进行考试的计划。

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•AIDS attacks the body's immune system.爱滋病破坏人体的免疫系统。

•My rose bushes are being attacked by greenfly.我的蔷薇花丛正在遭受蚜虫的侵害。

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•We have to attack these problems now and find some solutions.我们必须现在就处理这些问题并寻找解决方案。

•The children rushed in and eagerly attacked the food (= quickly started to eat it).孩子们冲进屋里狼吞虎咽地大吃起来。

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•a racist attack种族主义袭击

•Enemy forces have made an attack on the city.敌军已经对这座城市发起了进攻。

•These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going) on the attack (= trying to defeat or hurt other people) again.这些爆炸事件表明，恐怖主义分子又发起了进攻。

•The town was once again under attack (= being attacked).这座城市再次遭受攻击。

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•a scathing attack on the president对总统的严厉抨击

•The government has come under attack from all sides for cutting education spending.政府因为削减教育开支而受到各方面的强烈批评。

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•an attack of asthma/flu/malaria哮喘／流感／疟疾的突然发作

•The team has a strong attack, but its defence is weak.这支球队攻击力强大，但防守很薄弱。

•The team is strong UK in / US on attack but useless in defence.这支球队攻势凶猛，但防守不堪一击。

•The team needs to put some more attack into its game.这支球队在比赛中需要加强攻势。