assassinate
[ə'sæsineit]
v. 暗杀
例句与用法：
He fell a victim to the dagger of the assassin.
他死于刺客的匕首之下。
He was mowed down by the assassin at point-blank range.
他被暗杀者的近距离开枪打死。
The assassin killed the famous person for political reasons.
刺客因某种政治原因杀了那个知名人士。
He is a cruel assassin.
他是个残忍的杀手。
词形变化：
形容词: assassinative | 名词: assassination | 动词过去式: assassinated | 动词过去分词: assassinated | 动词现在分词: assassinating | 动词第三人称单数: assassinates |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 暗杀, 对……行刺
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.
肯尼迪总统于一九六三在达拉斯遭暗杀。
2. 诋毁; 破坏, 糟蹋(名誉等)
assassinate a person's character
破坏某人的名誉