English-Thai Dictionary
assail
VT ก่อกวน ทำให้ รำคาญ kor-kuan
assail
VT โจมตี รุกราน ถล่ม attack assault jom-ti
assail with
PHRV จู่โจม ด้วย (มัก ใช้ รูป passive voice โจมตี ด้วย รุกราน ด้วย ju-jom-duai
assailant
N ผู้รุกราน โจมตี poo-rook-ran-jom-ti
assailer
N ผู้รุกราน โจมตี poo-rook-ran-jom-ti
assailment
N การ รุกราน โจมตี kan-rook-ran-jom-ti
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ASSAI
A term in music; added to a word signifying slow, it denotes a little quicker; and to a word signifying quick, it denotes a little slower.
ASSAIL
v.t.[L. assilio, to leap or rush upon, of ad and salio, to leap, to rise. ] 1. To leap or fall upon by violence; to assault; to attack suddenly, as when one person falls upon another to beat him.
2. To invade or attack, in a hostile manner, as an army, or nation.
3. To attack with arguments, censure, abuse, or criticism, with a view to injure, bring into disrepute, or overthrow.
4. To attack, with a view to overcome, by motives applied to the passions.
Nor hide the encounter of assailing eyes.
ASSAILABLE
a.That may be assailed, attacked or invaded.
ASSAILANT
n.One who assails, attacks or assaults.
ASSAILANT
a.Assaulting; attacking; invading with violence.
ASSAILED
pp. Assaulted; invaded; attacked with violence.
ASSAILER
n.One who assails.
ASSAILING
ppr. assaulting; invading by force; attacking with violence.
ASSAILMENT
n.Attack. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ASSAI
As *sa "i. Etym: [It. , fr. L. ad + satis enough. See Assets. ] (Mus. )
Defn: A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.
ASSAIL
As *sail ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Assailing. ]Etym: [OE. assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; (L. ad ) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See Sally. ]
1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery. No rude noise mine ears assailing. Cowper. No storm can now assail The charm he wears within. Keble.
2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like. The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. Pope.
3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc. ; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like. The papal authority. .. assailed. Hallam. They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed him with still keener irony. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See Attack.
ASSAILABLE
ASSAILABLE As *sail "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being assailed.
ASSAILANT
As *sail "ant, a. Etym: [F. assaillant, p. pr. of assaillir. ]
Defn: Assailing; attacking. Milton.
ASSAILANT
As *sail "ant, n. Etym: [F. assaillant. ]
Defn: One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer. An assailant of the church. Macaulay.
ASSAILER
ASSAILER As *sail "er, n.
Defn: One who assails.
ASSAILMENT
ASSAILMENT As *sail "ment, n.
Defn: The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.] His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
assai
as sa i |äˈsī ɑˈsaɪ | ▶adverb Music (esp. as a direction after a tempo marking ) very: allegro assai. ORIGIN Italian, ‘very much. ’
assail
as sail |əˈsāl əˈseɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make a concerted or violent attack on: the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear. • (usu. be assailed ) (of an unpleasant feeling or physical sensation ) come upon (someone ) suddenly and strongly: she was assailed by doubts and regrets. • criticize (someone ) strongly. DERIVATIVES as sail a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to ’ + salire ‘to leap ’; compare with assault .
assailant
as sail ant |əˈsālənt əˈseɪlənt | ▶noun a person who physically attacks another.
Oxford Dictionary
assai
assai |aˈsʌɪ | ▶adverb [ usu. postpositive ] [ as submodifier ] Music (in directions ) very: allegro assai. ORIGIN Italian, ‘very much ’.
assail
assail |əˈseɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make a concerted or violent attack on: the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear. • (of an unpleasant feeling or physical sensation ) come upon (someone ) suddenly and strongly: she was assailed by doubts and regrets. • criticize strongly. DERIVATIVES assailable adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French asaill-, stressed stem of asalir, from medieval Latin assalire, from Latin assilire, from ad- ‘to ’ + salire ‘to leap ’; compare with assault .
assailant
as ¦sail |ant |əˈseɪl (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who physically attacks another.
American Oxford Thesaurus
assail
assail verb 1 the army moved in to assail the enemy: attack, assault, pounce on, set upon /about, fall on, charge, rush, storm; informal lay into, tear into, pitch into. 2 she was assailed by doubts: plague, torment, rack, beset, dog, trouble, disturb, worry, bedevil, nag, vex. 3 critics assailed the policy: criticize, censure, attack, condemn, pillory, revile; informal knock, slam. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See attack . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
assailant
assailant noun he recognized his assailant: attacker, mugger, assaulter.
Oxford Thesaurus
assail
assail verb 1 the army moved down the slope to assail the enemy: attack, assault, make an assault on, launch an attack on, pounce on, set upon, set about, launch oneself at, weigh into, fly at, let fly at, turn on, round on, lash out at, hit out at, beset, belabour, fall on, accost, mug, charge, rush, storm, besiege; informal lay into, tear into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, get stuck into, wade into, let someone have it, beat up, jump; Brit. informal have a go at; N. Amer. informal light into. 2 she was assailed by doubts: trouble, disturb, worry, plague, beset, torture, torment, rack, bedevil, nag, vex, harass, pester, dog; be prey to, be the victim of. 3 critics assailed the policy: criticize, censure, attack, condemn, castigate, chastise, berate, lambaste, lash, pillory, find fault with, abuse, revile, give someone a bad press; informal knock, slam, hammer, lay into, give someone a roasting, cane, blast, give someone hell, bite someone's head off, jump down someone's throat; Brit. informal slate, slag off, monster; N. Amer. informal pummel, cut up; Austral. /NZ informal bag; dated rate; archaic slash; rare excoriate, objurgate, reprehend.
assailant
assailant noun she escaped from her assailant after kicking him: attacker, mugger; rare assaulter, assailer.
Duden Dictionary
assai
as sai Adverb Musik; in Verbindung mit einer Tempobezeichnung |ass ai |italienisch assai < vulgärlateinisch ad satis = genug sehr, ziemlich allegro assai
French Dictionary
assaillant
assaillant , ante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui attaque. : Des assaillants armés. SYNONYME agresseur ; attaquant . Note Orthographique ass aill ant.
assaillir
assaillir v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Attaquer vivement. : Les cambrioleurs ont été assaillis par le gardien. SYNONYME agresser . 2 figuré Harceler. : On l ’assaillait de questions. 3 figuré Tourmenter. : Les soupçons, les doutes l ’assaillaient. tressaillir INDICATIF PRÉSENT J ’assaille, nous assaillons. IMPARFAIT J ’assaillais, nous assaillions. PASSÉ SIMPLE J ’assaillis. FUTUR J ’assaillirai. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que j ’assaille, que nous assaillions. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Assaillant. PASSÉ Assailli, ie. Conjugaison Les lettres ill sont suivies d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous assaillions, (que ) vous assailliez.Note Orthographique ass aill ir.
assainir
assainir v. tr. verbe transitif Rendre sain, pur. : Il faut assainir cette rivière polluée. SYNONYME purifier . finir Note Orthographique ass ai nir.
assainissement
assainissement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action d ’assainir. : L ’assainissement de l ’eau. SYNONYME épuration . 2 figuré Action d ’équilibrer, de corriger une situation (politique, économique, sociale, etc. ). : L ’assainissement des finances publiques par la réduction du déficit. Note Orthographique ass ai nissement.
assaisonnement
assaisonnement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action d ’assaisonner. : L ’assaisonnement d ’une viande. 2 Ingrédient qui sert à assaisonner. : Le thym, le poivre, le sel sont des assaisonnements. Note Orthographique ass ai sonnement.
assaisonner
assaisonner v. tr. verbe transitif Relever le goût de, par un assaisonnement. : Assaisonner un poulet de thym et de citron. Des homards assaisonnés avec de la vanille. aimer Note Orthographique ass ai sonner.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
assail
as sail /əséɪl /動詞 他動詞 ⦅かたい書 ⦆1 【暴力 批判などで 】〈人 物 〉を (繰り返し 激しく )攻撃 [襲撃 ]する (attack ) «with , by » .2 〖通例be ~ed 〗〈人が 〉【恐れ 悩み 疑いなどに 】悩まされる «with , by » .3 〈音 においなどが 〉〈耳 鼻など 〉を襲う .4 〈仕事 困難など 〉に決然と立ち向かう .~a ble 形容詞 攻撃できる, 弱点がある .
assailant
as sail ant /əséɪlənt /名詞 C ⦅かたく ⦆攻撃する人, 加害者, 敵 (attacker ); 議論上の相手 .