报刊英语单词精华assault：袭击arson：纵火attack dog：攻击犬

206.arson ： 纵火

The crime of intentionally destroying property by the use of fire.

故意放火毁坏财产的犯罪。

Police think the fire that burned down the old warehouse was an act of arson.

警察怀疑这座仓库的大火是纵火行为所致。

207.assassin ： 暗杀

A murderer. A person who sets out to kill someone, esp. a prominent person.

谋杀者。密谋杀害他人，特别是一位杰出人物的凶手。

Police are still looking for the assassin of the president candidate.

警方仍在追查暗杀总统候选人的凶手。

208.assault ： 袭击

The act of attempting or threatening to harm another person.

试图伤害或威胁要伤害他人的行为。

Mr. Green was assaulted while he was walking on 25 th street.

格林先生在第 25 大街上行走的时候受到袭击。

209.attack dog ： 攻击犬

A canine dog that has been trained to attack burglars, etc.

一种经过训练的狼犬，用来攻击窃贼等。

The officer’s attack dog has saved his life many times.

这位警察的攻击犬多次救了主人的命。

210.back-alley butcher ： 卑鄙的屠夫

Slang for abortionist.

俚语，给人施行流产手术的人。

Demonstrators picked an abortion clinic with signs that said “back-alley” butcher.

示威者将一家流产诊所用标语牌围起来，牌子上写着”卑鄙的屠夫”。