assassinate

/əˈsæsɪneɪt/VCE📚 9022 2六级考研托福
When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. (因政治原因而) 刺杀

verb [vt. 及物动词]暗杀,行刺

Would the U.S. be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?
如果肯尼迪没有被刺杀,今天的美国会大不相同吗?

assassinate

-ate ⌜ 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become ~ ⌟
来自assassin (n. 暗杀者)
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She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband. 她想要对其丈夫的遇刺进行调查。
He lives in constant fear of assassination. 他一直生活在对刺杀的恐惧之中。
He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the pope. 他曾指责各反对党阴谋策划暗杀教皇。
Secretary: President of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him? 秘书:你是说,钢铁托拉斯的总经理?你要行刺他吗。
In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds. 1981年约翰·欣克利(John Hinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动,让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时,他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。