onslaught

noun

1. 攻击；猛攻
   a strong or violent attack
   1. the enemy onslaught on our military forces
      敌军对我军的进攻
   2. The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.
      每年夏天，这座小城都要熬过一段旅游者蜂拥而至的苦日子。
   3. an onslaught of abuse
      一阵谩骂

1. N-COUNT 攻击；袭击;猛攻
   An onslaught on someone or something is a very violent, forceful attack against them.
   1. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim...
      袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
   2. The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
      叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
   3. ...a media onslaught.
      媒体的狂轰滥炸
2. N-COUNT （常指难以应付的）大批，大量
   If you refer to an onslaught of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it, often so that it is very difficult to deal with.
   1. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
      纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
   2. ...the constant onslaught of ads on American TV.
      美国电视上让人应接不暇的广告

1. The attackers launched another vicious onslaught on their victim
   袭击者再度凶残地攻击受害人。
2. The rebels responded to a military onslaught against them by launching a major assault on an army camp.
   叛乱分子为报复政府的军事打击，向一处军营发动猛攻。
3. The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
   纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
4. For China, lack of exercise and unhealthy diets have helped fuel an onslaught of obesity-linked diseases.
   对于中国而言，缺乏运动和不健康的饮食导致一些与肥胖相关的疾病大大增加。
5. The president faces an onslaught of criticism for his handling of the crisis.
   总统因对这场危机的处理而面临着一场猛烈的批评攻击。
6. But, with the arrival of our peers and the onslaught of our training and work responsibilities has come a newfound freedom.
   但是，随着同行的到来、大量的培训和工作责任，我们也感受到了新的自由。
7. I can understand why some developing countries are being taken by surprise by the onslaught of these diseases.
   我能够理解，为何一些发展中国家对这些疾病的涌现出其不意。
8. Social service agencies are scrambling to meet the onslaught of demands unfolding over the coming years.
   社会服务机构都在争先恐后地满足未来几年开展的需求冲击。
9. Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.
   我们将永远记住这次对我们袭击的性质。
10. Our army tried to withstand the enemy onslaught.
    我们的军队奋力抵挡敌人的猛攻。
11. Conservatives criticized the bill for its onslaught on family values.
    保守党人批评这一议案会对家庭价值观造成冲击。
12. But, though the Chinese onslaught looks fractious and pell-mell, conspiracy theorists smell a state-driven attack on the commanding heights of Australia's economy.
    虽然中国人的攻击看起来有些暴躁和忙乱，但在这波旨在控制澳大利亚经济高度的攻击中，阴谋论者似乎嗅到了一丝国家主使的气息。
13. Half the regiment fell before the enemy onslaught.
    在敌军的猛攻下，这个团有一半人阵亡了。
14. A co-ordinated onslaught on enemy airfields.
    对敌人机场的一次协同攻击。
15. We suffered many casualties during the unexpected onslaught of the enemy.
    在敌人突然袭击中，我军伤亡惨重。
16. They survived an onslaught by tribesmen.
    他们承受住了部落人发起的一次猛攻。
17. What jobs are secure from the onslaught of automation?
    有哪些工作在自动化的“猛烈袭击”中是安全的呢？
18. She is warming up, preparing for a full onslaught.
    她在做热身活动，准备全力猛攻。
19. So where does Obama's plan fit in with Uncle Sam's unprecedented onslaught of efforts to stabilize the economy?
    奥巴马计划哪里与山姆大叔为稳定经济史无前例的重大努力相适应了？
20. Can Asia's banks withstand the onslaught?
    亚洲的银行经得起经济危机的强大冲击吗？
21. Get set for an onslaught of films about people waking up and smell ­ ing the coffee.
    电影工业正准备向着“醒来闻到咖啡香”这类题材的电影发起了猛攻。
22. What should Western ( and Japanese) multinationals do in the face of this onslaught?
    面对这场攻势，西方（及日本）的跨国公司该怎么办？
23. When its enthusiasts learn the meaning of the word compromise, the open source onslaught will begin.
    但当维基百科的热心拥护者们悟出妥协一词的含义后，那么开放源式的攻击就将展开。
24. The importance of Marx for many socialists was that he gave them both a moral onslaught on capitalism and the prophecy that it was bound to perish.
    对许多社会主义者来说，马克思的重要性在于，他既为社会主义者对资本主义给予了猛烈的道德攻击，还预言了资本主义必然灭亡。
25. Frank Lampard hit a fierce shot from distance that stung the palms of Howard and signalled an onslaught from the Three Lions.
    弗兰克·兰帕德的一记长距离猛踢刺痛了霍华德的手掌，这表现了三狮军团的猛烈进攻。
26. The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.
    这个城市反抗敌人的猛攻达两个星期之久。
27. The army took the fort on the first onslaught.
    那支军队第一次突击就夺取了要塞。
28. Israel's rightward drift and its brutal onslaught on Gaza in2009;
    以色列右转，并于2009年对加沙发动了野蛮的攻击。
29. Was this onslaught of more frequent and more intense storms merely an anomaly?
    这种更频繁且更强烈的飓风袭击只是一种异常现象？
30. Conversely, the tumors might mutate to escape the immune onslaught engendered by a dendritic cell vaccine.
    反之，肿瘤可能也会产生突变，因而躲过树突细胞疫苗引发的免疫攻击。

noun

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
   1. the attack began at dawn

   Synonym:    attackonsetonrush

2. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
   1. a barrage of questions
   2. a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake

   Synonym:    barragebombardmentoutpouring

3. a sudden and severe onset of trouble