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

• She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.
  她雇佣了一名刺客去除掉她的情敌。
• The bystander who struck down and disarmed McKinley's assassin was also named John Parker.
  一位旁观者打倒了杀害麦金利的凶手并解除了他的武器，他的名字也叫约翰·帕克。
• 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。
• It could have been relatively simple for an assassin to have mingled with them in order to get close enough to shoot the new president.
  或许，暗杀者可以采取先混在人群当中，然后靠近这位新总统的策略。相对而言，这比枪杀他还容易一些。
• I have the right to know my assassin a little better.
  我有权知道是谁要杀我。
• This man is a professional assassin.
  这个人是一个职业杀手。
• If he were an assassin, would I save him?
  假使他是个杀人犯，我该不该救他呢？
• 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。
• I am not risking my whole life on the'Ninja Assassin.
  我不能拿我的一辈子冒险的赌在'忍者刺客'。
• A kid, a murderer, a killer, an assassin.
  一个小孩，一名凶手，一位杀手。