Attacking
“Attacking” 是 attack 的 -ing 形式。可指 武力或言语攻击,也可指 体育中的进攻(attacking midfielder 前腰)。比喻义包括 抨击观点、质疑政策。
- “The army was accused of attacking civilian areas.” (军队被指控攻击平民区。)
- “The coach wants a more attacking style in the second half.” (教练希望下半场踢得更具进攻性。)
- “Politicians spent the debate attacking each other’s records.” (政客们在辩论中互相抨击对方的履历。)
attack 来自法语 attaque,再溯意大利语 attaccare(附着、着手),与“贴上去开打”的意象相关。
at-(向)+ tack(钉、附着)→ attack;-ing 表进行或形容词化(attacking play)。
新闻中 attacking 常出现在军事、网络攻击(cyber attacking)及足球战术报道里,语气较强,需注意语境。
- 固定搭配: “attacking position” (进攻位置), “verbally attacking” (言语攻击), “heart attacking” 不规范,应为 heart attack (心脏病发作)
想象 attach(贴上) 后立刻冲突 → attack → attacking,进攻就是“贴上去打”。
“Instead of attacking the problem together, they spent the meeting attacking each other’s ideas.” (他们没一起攻关问题,反而整场会议都在互相抨击对方的想法。)