assassin

英 [əˈsæsɪn]

美 [əˈsæsn]

n.  (为金钱或政治目的的)暗杀者，行刺者

复数：assassins　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9149 / COCA.8830

牛津词典

noun

• （为金钱或政治目的的）暗杀者，行刺者
  a person who murders sb important or famous, for money or for political reasons

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暗杀者；刺客
  Anassassinis a person who assassinates someone.
  1. He saw the shooting and memorised the number of the assassin's car.
     他目睹了枪击过程并记住了刺客的车牌号码。

英英释义

noun

• a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
  1. his assassins were hunted down like animals
  2. assassinators of kings and emperors
  Synonym:assassinatorbravo
• a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

双语例句

• And now we have no assassin, no evidence of a plot.
  现在我们找不到刺客和密谋证据。
• If I was a police officer rather than an assassin.
  如果我是警察而不是杀手。
• I grabbed my camera and a flashlight and snapped this shot of an assassin bug nymph.
  我抓起我的相机和闪光灯迅速的拍下了一只猎蝽若虫。
• I never aspired to be an assassin.
  我从未渴望做个刺客。
• You need to hire the assassin?
  你都打算去雇佣杀手了？
• He saw the shooting and memorised the number of the assassin's car.
  他目睹了枪击过程并记住了刺客的车牌号码。
• This man is a professional assassin.
  这个人是一个职业杀手。
• He is the assassin, he is the man or woman whom you have hired to completely dismantle you.
  他是个杀手，是你雇来摧毁自己的男人或女人。
• A kid, a murderer, a killer, an assassin.
  一个小孩，一名凶手，一位杀手。
• I was there when the assassin confessed.
  刺客招供的时候，我也在场。