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assassinate

🇬🇧 UK/ә'sæsineit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

v.

To murder an important person by a sudden or secret attack, especially for political reasons; to severely damage someone's reputation.

暗杀，行刺；中伤，诽谤

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
assassinstem
+
ateto make, having
=assassinate

Common Collocations

  • 1.assassinate a leader暗杀领导人
  • 2.attempt to assassinate试图暗杀
  • 3.assassinate a president暗杀总统

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They planned to assassinate the leader.

  • 2.

    The president was assassinated in 1963.

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