assassinate

verb

1. （尤为政治目的）暗杀，行刺
   to murder an important or famous person, especially for political reasons
   1. The prime minister was assassinated by extremists.
      首相遭极端分子暗杀。
   2. a plot to assassinate the president
      刺杀总统的阴谋

1. VERB 行刺;暗杀
   When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.
   1. Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?...
      如果肯尼迪没有被暗杀，今天的美国会有根本性的不同吗？
   2. The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
      刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。

1. Would the USA be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?
   如果肯尼迪没有被暗杀，今天的美国会有根本性的不同吗？
2. The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.
   刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。
3. The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president
   政府否认曾有人密谋暗杀总统。
4. The intelligence service conceived a grand design to assassinate the War Minister.
   情报机构策划了一项暗杀陆军部长的重大计划。
5. He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the Pope.
   他指控反对党密谋暗杀教皇。
6. The police exposed a criminal plot to assassinate the president.
   警察破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。
7. His attempt to assassinate the president failed.
   他企图暗杀总统未遂。
8. Why would the CIA have us assassinate him, then?
   那为什么中情局还要我们去暗杀他呢？
9. Scotland yard's anti-terrorist branch has uncovered a plot to assassinate the queen.
   伦敦警察厅反恐怖署侦破了一起企图暗杀女王的阴谋。
10. So he was there to assassinate me?
    就是说他要来暗杀我？
11. How can you assassinate a president of the United States in front of the entire world?
    你怎么能在全世界面前杀害美国总统？
12. Your teammate attempts to assassinate me.
    你的队友企图暗杀我。
13. You intend to assassinate Mr Churchill as he passes through here today.
    你要在邱吉尔经过此地时暗杀他吗？
14. And are we now going to assassinate heads of state and American-born terrorists?
    我们现在是在中伤一个国家首脑还是美国出生的恐怖分子？
15. There's an agent who wants to help assassinate the president?
    有特勤干员想协助行刺总统？
16. He called Hamas murderous terrorists who had staged a coup and tried to assassinate him.
    他称哈马斯为残忍的恐怖分子，一直在谋划奇袭，并试图暗杀他。
17. They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.
    他们正秘密策划将如何暗杀总统。
18. And at home, several German military officials tried to assassinate him.
    而在国内，几个德国军官试图暗杀他。
19. A gunman attempted to assassinate him in his Kingston home.
    一个枪手企图在他京斯敦的寓所行刺他。
20. A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered.
    暗杀总统的阴谋被发觉。
21. The psychiatrist gave testimony that the young man who tried to assassinate President Regan was insane at that time.
    精神病科医生有证言说，那个企图暗杀里根总统的年轻人当时精神失常。
22. An abortive revolt; a stillborn plot to assassinate the president.
    夭折的起义；胎死腹中的暗杀总统计划。
23. Another plot to assassinate General de Gaulle was uncovered.
    谋杀戴高乐将军的另一个阴谋被揭露了。
24. Not to assassinate you, to bring you home.
    不是刺杀，是带你回去。
25. The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president.
    警方挫败了一起刺杀总统的阴谋。
26. A plot to assassinate the president be uncovered by government agent
    刺杀总统的阴谋被政府特工人员发觉了
27. But we believe Ludwig is involved in a plot to assassinate the queen.
    但是我们相信拉德维格卷入了一起谋杀女皇事件。
28. Then I found out I was in line to assassinate Jimmy carter.
    后来我发觉我要行刺卡特。
29. There was even an anti-manchurian league who wanted to assassinate me!
    甚至有个反满同盟要暗杀我！
30. You were planning to assassinate our leader and overthrow his government.
    你计划暗杀我们的首领，颠覆他的政府。

  kill assassinate murder slay【导航词义：杀害】

  kill v. 杀死

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。

  assassinate v. 暗杀

〔辨析〕主要指出于政治原因采用非法手段杀害重要人物或知名人士。

  murder v. 谋杀

〔辨析〕指蓄意杀害某人。

  slay v. 〈文〉杀害，谋杀

〔辨析〕指残酷地杀害某人，尤用于新闻报道中。

verb

1. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
   1. He assassinated his enemy's character

2. murder
   1. Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel