English-Thai Dictionary

attack

N การ โจมตี  assault charge strike kan-chom-ti

 

attack

VI บุก  โจมตี  รุกราน  รุก  ตี  buk

 

attack

VI เริ่ม ทำ อย่างกระตือรือร้น  roem-tham-yang-kra-tue-rue-ron

 

attack

VT บุก  โจมตี  รุกราน  รุก  ตี  assault strike buk

 

attack

VT วิจารณ์  criticize censure wi-jan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ATTACK

v.t.[Heb. to thrust, to drive, to strike. ] 1. To assault; to fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms. It is the appropriate word for the commencing act of hostility between armies and navies.
2. To fall upon, with unfriendly words or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by satire, calumny or criticism; as, to attack a man or his opinions in a pamphlet.

 

ATTACK

n.An onset; first invasion; a falling on, with force or violence, or with calumny, satire or criticism.

 

ATTACKED

pp. Assaulted; invaded; fallen on by force or enmity.

 

ATTACKER

n.One who assaults or invades.

 

ATTACKING

ppr. Assaulting; invading; falling on with force, calumny or criticism.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ATTACK

At *tack ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Attacking. ]Etym: [F. attaquer, orig. another form of attacher to attack: cf. It. attacare to fasten, attack. See Attach, Tack a small nail. ]

 

1. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault. "Attack their lines." Dryden.

 

2. To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.

 

3. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.

 

4. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste. On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever. Macaulay. Hydrofluoric acid. .. attacks the glass. B. Stewart.

 

Syn. -- To Attack, Assail, Assault, Invade. These words all denote a violent onset; attack being the generic term, and the others specific forms of attack. To attack is to commence the onset; to assail is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make repeated attacks; to assault (literally, to leap upon ) is to attack physically by a had- to-hand approach or by unlawful and insulting violence; to invade is to enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a person may attack by offering violence of any kind; he may assail by means of missile weapons; he may assault by direct personal violence; a king may invade by marching an army into a country. Figuratively, we may say, men attack with argument or satire; they assail with abuse or reproaches; they may be assaulted by severe temptations; the rights of the people may be invaded by the encroachments of the crown.

 

ATTACK

ATTACK At *tack ", v. i.

 

Defn: To make an onset or attack.

 

ATTACK

At *tack ", n. Etym: [Cf. F. attaque. ]

 

1. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.

 

2. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.

 

3. A setting to work upon some task, etc.

 

4. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.

 

5. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.

 

ATTACKABLE

ATTACKABLE At *tack "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being attacked.

 

ATTACKER

ATTACKER At *tack "er, n.

 

Defn: One who attacks.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

attack

at tack |əˈtak əˈtæk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces ) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war: in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor | [ no obj. ] : Italian forces attacked in October. • (of a person or animal ) act against (someone or something ) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill: a doctor was attacked by two youths. • (of a disease, chemical substance, or insect ) act harmfully on: HIV is thought to attack certain cells in the brain. • criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly: he attacked the government's defense policy. • begin to deal with (a problem or task ) in a determined and vigorous way: a plan of action to attack unemployment. • [ no obj. ] make an aggressive or forceful attempt to score a goal or point, or gain or exploit an advantage in a game against an opposing team or player: (as adj. attacking ) : the home team showed some good attacking play. • Chess move into or be in a position to capture (an opponent's piece ). ▶noun an aggressive and violent action against a person or place: he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint | three classrooms were gutted in the arson attack. • destructive action by a disease, chemical, or insect: the tissue is open to attack by fungus. • a sudden short bout of an illness or stress: an attack of nausea | an asthma attack. • an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition: he launched a stinging attack on the White House. • a determined attempt to tackle a problem or task: an attack on inflation. • Music the manner of beginning to play or sing a passage. • forceful and decisive style in performing music or another art: the sheer attack of Hendrix's playing. • an aggressive attempt to score a goal, win points, or gain or exploit an advantage in a game. • Chess a threat to capture an opponent's piece. PHRASES under attack subject to aggressive, violent, or harmful action: his paintings have come under attack for their satanic content. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French attaque (noun ), attaquer (verb ), from Italian attacco ‘an attack, ’ attaccare ‘join battle, ’ based on an element of Germanic origin (see attach ).

 

attack dog

at tack dog ▶noun a dog trained to attack on command and kept for this purpose. • a person who is very aggressive in defense or support of someone or something: he was accused of being an all-purpose attack dog for the party.

 

attacker

at tack er |əˈtakər əˈtækər | ▶noun a person or animal that attacks someone or something. • (in soccer and other games ) a player that makes an assertive or aggressive attempt to score; a forward.

 

Oxford Dictionary

attack

at ¦tack |əˈtak | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces ) with weapons or armed force: in February the Germans attacked Verdun | [ no obj. ] : the terrorists did not attack again until March. • act against (someone or something ) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill: a doctor was attacked by two youths. • (of a disease, chemical, or insect ) act harmfully on: HIV is thought to attack certain cells in the brain. 2 criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly: he attacked the government's defence policy. 3 begin to deal with (a problem or task ) in a determined and vigorous way: a plan of action to attack unemployment. 4 [ no obj. ] (in sport ) make a forceful attempt to score a goal or point or otherwise gain an advantage against an opposing team or player: Crystal Palace attacked swiftly down the left | (as adj. attacking ) : Leeds showed some good attacking play. • [ with obj. ] Chess move into or be in a position to capture (an opponent's piece or pawn ). ▶noun 1 an aggressive and violent act against a person or place: he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint | three classrooms were gutted in the arson attack | the north-western suburbs came under attack in the latest fighting. • [ mass noun ] destructive action by a disease, chemical, or insect: the tissue is open to attack by fungus. • a determined attempt to tackle a problem or task: an attack on inflation. • [ mass noun ] forceful and decisive style in performing music or another art: the sheer attack of Hendrix's playing. 2 an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition: he launched a stinging attack on the Prime Minister. 3 a sudden short bout of an illness or stress: an attack of nausea | an asthma attack. 4 (in sport ) an aggressive attempt to score a goal or point or otherwise gain an advantage. • Brit. the players in a team who are in the position of trying to score a goal or win points: Baxter was recalled to the attack. • Chess a threat to capture an opponent's piece or pawn. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French attaque (noun ), attaquer (verb ), from Italian attacco ‘an attack ’, attaccare ‘join battle ’, based on an element of Germanic origin (see attach ).

 

attack dog

attack dog ▶noun a dog trained to attack on command and kept for this purpose. • a person who is very aggressive in their defence or support of someone or something: he was accused of being an all-purpose attack dog for the government.

 

attacker

at |tack ¦er |əˈtakə (r )| ▶noun 1 a person or animal that attacks someone or something. 2 (in sport ) a player whose task is to attack the other side's goal in the attempt to score; a forward.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

attack

attack verb 1 Chris had been brutally attacked: assault, assail, set upon, beat up; batter, pummel, punch; informal do over, work over, rough up. 2 they attacked along a 10 -mile front: strike, charge, pounce; bombard, shell, blitz, strafe, fire, besiege. ANTONYMS defend. 3 the clergy attacked government policies: criticize, censure, condemn, pillory, savage, revile, vilify; informal knock, slam, blast, bash, lay into. ANTONYMS praise. 4 they have to attack the problem soon: address, attend to, deal with, confront, apply oneself to, get to work on, undertake, embark on; informal get cracking on. ▶noun 1 the attack began at dawn: assault, onslaught, offensive, strike, blitz, raid, charge, rush, invasion, incursion. 2 she wrote a hostile attack against him: criticism, censure, rebuke, admonishment, reprimand; condemnation, denunciation, vilification; tirade, diatribe, polemic; informal roasting, caning, hatchet job. ANTONYMS defense, commendation. 3 an asthmatic attack: fit, seizure, spasm, convulsion, paroxysm, outburst, bout. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD attack, assail, assault, beset, besiege, bombard, charge, molest, storm There is no shortage of “fighting words. ” Attack is the most general verb, meaning to set upon someone or something in a violent, forceful, or aggressive way (the rebels attacked at dawn ); but it can also be used figuratively (attack the government's policy ). Assault implies a greater degree of violence or viciousness and the infliction of more damage. As part of the legal term “assault and battery, ” it suggests an attempt or threat to injure someone physically. Molest is another word meaning to attack and is used today almost exclusively of sexual molestation (she had been molested as a child ). Charge and storm are primarily military words, both suggesting a forceful assault on a fixed position. To charge is to make a violent onslaught (the infantry charged the enemy camp ) and is often used as a command (“Charge! ” the general cried ). To storm means to take by force, with all the momentum and fury of a storm (after days of planning, the soldiers stormed the castle ), but there is often the suggestion of a last-ditch, all-out effort to end a long siege or avoid defeat. To assail is to attack with repeated thrusts or blows, implying that victory depends not so much on force as on persistence. To bombard is to assail continuously with bombs or shells (they bombarded the city without mercy for days ). Besiege means to surround with an armed force (to besiege the capital city ). When used figuratively, its meaning comes close to that of assail, but with an emphasis on being hemmed in and enclosed rather than punished repeatedly (besieged with fears ). Beset also means to attack on all sides (beset by enemies ), but it is also used frequently in other contexts to mean set or placed upon (a bracelet beset with diamonds ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

attacker

attacker noun the attacker escaped with her purse: assailant, assaulter, aggressor; mugger, rapist, killer, murderer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

attack

attack verb 1 Christopher had been brutally attacked: assault, beat, beat up, batter, thrash, pound, pummel, assail, set upon, fall upon, set about, strike at, let fly at, tear into, lash out at; ambush, mug, pounce on; informal jump, paste, do over, work over, knock about /around, rough up, lay into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, get stuck into, beat the living daylights out of, let someone have it; Brit. informal have a go at, duff someone up; N. Amer. informal beat up on, light into. 2 by eight o'clock the French had still not attacked: begin an assault, charge, pounce, strike, begin hostilities, ambush; bombard, shell, blitz, strafe, fire on /at; rush, storm. ANTONYMS defend. 3 the clergy have consistently attacked government policies: criticize, censure, condemn, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, find fault with, fulminate against, abuse; berate, reprove, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, remonstrate with, reproach, take to task, haul over the coals, impugn, harangue, blame, revile, vilify, give someone a bad press; informal knock, slam, take to pieces, pull apart, crucify, bash, hammer, lay into, tear into, sail into, roast, give someone a roasting, cane, blast, bawl out, dress down, rap over the knuckles, have a go at, give someone hell; Brit. informal carpet, slate, slag off, rubbish, monster, rollick, give someone a rollicking, give someone a rocket, tear someone off a strip, tear a strip off someone; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out, pummel, cut up; Austral. /NZ informal bag; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking; dated rate; archaic slash; rare excoriate, objurgate, reprehend. ANTONYMS praise. 4 they have started to attack the problem of threatened species: attend to, address, see to, deal with, grapple with, confront, direct one's attention to, focus on, concentrate on, apply oneself to; buckle down to, get to work on, go to work on, set to work on, set about, get started on, undertake, embark on; informal get stuck into, get cracking on, get weaving on, have a crack at, have a go at, have a shot at, have a stab at. 5 the virus attacks the liver, heart, and lungs: affect, have an effect on, strike, strike at, take hold of, infect; damage, injure. ANTONYMS protect. ▶noun 1 they were killed in an attack on their home: assault, onslaught, offensive, strike, blitz, raid, sortie, sally, storming, charge, rush, drive, push, thrust, invasion, incursion, inroad; act of aggression; historical razzia; archaic onset. 2 she wrote a ferociously hostile attack on him: criticism, censure, rebuke, admonition, admonishment, reprimand, reproval; condemnation, denunciation, revilement; invective, vilification; tirade, diatribe, rant, polemic, broadside, harangue, verbal onslaught, stricture; informal knocking, telling-off, dressing-down, rap over the knuckles, earful, roasting, rollicking, caning; Brit. informal rocket, wigging, slating, ticking-off, carpeting, bashing, blast; Brit. vulgar slang bollocking; dated rating; rare philippic. ANTONYMS commendation, defence. 3 she had suffered an acute asthmatic attack: fit, seizure, spasm, convulsion, paroxysm, outburst, flare-up; bout, spell, dose; rare access.

 

attacker

attacker noun she was punched in the face by the attacker: assailant, assaulter, aggressor, striker; mugger, rapist, killer, murderer; informal slasher.

 

Duden Dictionary

Attack

At tack Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |əˈtæk |die Attack; Genitiv: der Attack, Plural: die Attacks englisch attack, eigentlich = Angriff < französisch attaque, attaquer, Attacke 1 (im Jazz ) intensives und lautes Anspielen eines Tones 2 (beim Synthesizer ) Zeitdauer des Ansteigens eines Tones bis zum Maximum

 

Attacke

At ta cke Substantiv, feminin , die |Att a cke |die Attacke; Genitiv: der Attacke, Plural: die Attacken 1 a Reiterangriff französisch attaque, zu: attaquer, attackieren eine Attacke [auf, gegen den Feind ] reiten | zur Attacke blasen | zur Attacke [gegen den Feind ] übergehen | figurativ eine Attacke gegen unsere Gesundheit eine Attacke gegen jemanden, etwas reiten sich scharf gegen jemanden, etwas wenden b scharfe Kritik, Feldzug gegen etwas französisch attaque, zu: attaquer, attackieren eine Attacke der Opposition gegen die [Gesetzesvorlage der ] Regierung 2 Mannschaftsspiele Spielzug, durch den der Gegner in die Verteidigung gedrängt wird eine Attacke abwehren, zurückschlagen 3 Medizin Anfall 1 der Herzkranke hat die Attacke überstanden 4 englisch attack Musik lautes, explosives Anspielen des Tones im Jazz

 

Attacke

At ta cke Substantiv, feminin , die |Att a cke |die Attacke; Genitiv: der Attacke, Plural: die Attacken französisch -englisch lautes, explosives Anspielen des Tones im Jazz

 

attackieren

at ta ckie ren schwaches Verb |attack ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch attaquer < italienisch attaccare = Streit anfangen, mit jemandem anbinden, eigentlich = festhalten; befestigen, wohl aus dem Germanischen; vgl. attachieren a einen militärischen Gegner zu Pferde angreifen den Feind, die feindlichen Stellungen attackieren b angreifen 1 plötzlich wurde er von hinten attackiert c scharf kritisieren, gegen jemanden, etwas zu Felde ziehen jemanden [wegen seines Verhaltens ], jemandes Verhalten attackieren

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

attack

at tack /ətǽk /〖語源は 「attach (取り付ける )」と同源; 「攻撃する 」の意は17世紀から 〗名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 C «…への /…からの » 攻撃 , 襲撃, 暴力 ; U (戦闘での )攻撃 ; (害虫などの )攻撃 (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) «on , against /from » ▸ a terrorist attack テロ攻撃 ▸ a bomb attack 爆撃 ▸ come [be ] under attack from A Aから攻撃される ▸ launch [mount ] a surprise attack on the city その都市に奇襲攻撃を開始する ▸ attacks on tourists 旅行者への襲撃 2 U 批判, 酷評 (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ one's personal attack on the media メディアへの個人的批判 ▸ come under an open attack 公然と非難される ▸ go on the attack against the opposition party 野党を非難し始める 3 C 発病, 発作 ; (ある感情に )突然襲われること ▸ have a heart attack 心臓発作を起こす ▸ an attack of asthma [nerves ]ぜんそく発作 [襲いかかる不安感 ]4 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «…への » 措置, 対策 ; 開始, 着手 «on » ▸ launch an attack on unemployment 失業対策に乗り出す 5 C U (ゴールへの )攻撃 ; C ｟英 ｠ゴールをねらう選手 .6 U C 〘楽 〙アタック 〘音 旋律の出だし 〙.動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉 «…で » 〈人 〉を襲う «with » ; (戦争で )〈軍などが 〉〈敵 場所など 〉を攻撃する ▸ attack an enemy with a knife ナイフを持って敵に襲いかかる ▸ be attacked by a shark サメに襲われる 2 «…のことで /…だと » 〈人など 〉を痛烈に批判する «for /as » ▸ He was attacked for refusing to answer .答えなかったことで彼は非難を浴びた ▸ attack the plan as foolish 計画をばかげていると批判する 3 〈問題 〉に取り組む, 着手する ▸ Researchers are now attacking this problem .研究者たちは今この問題に取り組んでいる 4 〈病気などが 〉〈人 体の部位 〉を冒す, … に害を与える ▸ a disease that attacks the brain 脳を襲う病気 5 〈化学物質などが 〉〈物 〉を侵す ▸ Acid attacks metal parts .酸は金属部分を腐食させる 6 〈人が 〉〈食べ物 〉を勢いよく食べる, がつがつと食べる .7 〈ゴール 〉を攻める .自動詞 1 〈敵などが 〉襲う, 攻撃する .2 ゴールをねらう .～̀ d ó g ｟米 ｠番犬 .

 

attacker

at t á ck er 名詞 C 1 襲撃者, 攻撃者 .2 (球技で得点をねらう )アタッカー .

 

attacking

at t á ck ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗攻撃用の ; 攻撃的な .