assail
英 [ə'seɪl]
美[ə'sel]
	    - vt. 攻击;质问;着手解决
 
英英释意
- 1. attack someone physically or emotionally;
 - "The mugger assaulted the woman"
 - "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
 
- 2. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
 - "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
 - "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
 
- 3. attack in speech or writing;
 - "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"