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{ "term": "attack", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill somebody", "sensetop": "attack on/upon somebody/somethingattack against somebodyattack by somebody/something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Five people were killed in the attacks that took place last night." }, { "text": "the recent series of deadly **terrorist attacks** on European cities", "contextForm": "attack on/upon somebody/something" }, { "text": "a violent attack upon a police officer" }, { "text": "vicious attacks against defenceless people", "contextForm": "attack against somebody" }, { "text": "A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray dog.", "contextForm": "attack by somebody/something" }, { "text": "He was subjected to a violent attack." }, { "text": "Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper." }, { "text": "Where did the attack happen?" }, { "text": "an attack by an armed gang" }, { "text": "an increase in knife attacks on police officers" } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["brutal", "frenzied", "horrific"], "… of attacks": ["series", "spate", "wave"], "verb + attack": ["carry out", "be subjected to", "block"], "attack + verb": ["happen", "occur", "take place"], "preposition": ["attack against", "attack by", "attack on"], "phrases": ["a victim of an attack"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs", "sensetop": "attack on somebody/somethingattack against somebody/somethingunder attack (from somebody/something)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **bomb/rocket/missile attack**" }, { "text": "Rebel forces **launched an attack** on civilian targets.", "contextForm": "attack on somebody/something" }, { "text": "Commanders attempted to prevent an attack against the city.", "contextForm": "attack against somebody/something" }, { "text": "The patrol **came under attack** from all sides.", "contextForm": "under attack (from somebody/something)" }, { "text": "Bombers pressed home their attack, causing severe damage to harbour installations." }, { "text": "Most of the population would stand little chance of surviving a nuclear attack." }, { "text": "The administration may launch a pre-emptive attack against terrorist bases." }, { "text": "The attack took place under cover of darkness." }, { "text": "The border towns have suffered a series of attacks." }, { "text": "The soldiers mounted an all-out attack on the town." }, { "text": "They came under sustained attack from the air." }, { "text": "an attack on enemy positions" } ], "topics": ["War and conflict"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["all-out", "full-scale", "major"], "… of attacks": ["series"], "verb + attack": ["carry out", "launch", "lead"], "attack + verb": ["come", "happen", "occur"], "preposition": ["under attack", "attack against", "attack by"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe", "sensetop": "attack of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **suffer an** asthma **attack**" }, { "text": "an attack of fever", "contextForm": "attack of something" } ], "topics": ["Health problems"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["acute", "sudden", "bad"], "verb + attack": ["experience", "have", "suffer"], "attack + verb": ["happen", "occur", "take place"], "preposition": ["attack of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a sudden period of feeling an emotion such as fear", "sensetop": "attack of something", "labels": "(figurative)(figurative)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **panic attack**" }, { "text": "an attack of nerves", "contextForm": "attack of something" }, { "text": "He suffers from attacks of anxiety." }, { "text": "an attack of conscience *(= a guilty feeling about something you have done or are planning to do)*" }, { "text": "an attack of the giggles" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["acute", "sudden", "bad"], "verb + attack": ["experience", "have", "suffer"], "attack + verb": ["happen", "occur", "take place"], "preposition": ["attack of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "strong criticism of somebody/something in speech or in writing", "sensetop": "attack on somebody/somethingunder attack (from somebody/something) (for something/for doing something)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He found himself the **victim of an** unprovoked **attack** by the media." }, { "text": "She has **laid herself **wide **open to attack**." }, { "text": "It was seen as a **personal attack** on the president.", "contextForm": "attack on somebody/something" }, { "text": "The school has **come under attack** for failing to encourage bright students.", "contextForm": "under attack (from somebody/something) (for something/for doing something)" }, { "text": "Doctors have **gone on the attack**, accusing the government of incompetence." }, { "text": "The government's decision has provoked an attack from leaders of the health service." }, { "text": "The first line of attack is often name-calling." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bitter", "blistering", "devastating"], "verb + attack": ["deliver", "go on the", "launch"], "preposition": ["attack on", "attack upon"], "phrases": ["a/the line of attack", "open to attack"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the players in a team whose job is to try to score goals or points", "labels": "(British English)North American English", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "the actions that players take to try to score a goal or win the game", "sensetop": "attack (on something)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a sustained attack on the Arsenal goal" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "an action that you take to try to stop or change something that you feel is bad", "sensetop": "attack (on something)", "examples": [ { "text": "to **launch an** all-out **attack** on poverty/unemployment" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the action of something such as an insect, or a disease, that causes damage to something/somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attack." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈtæk/", "audio": "at/attack/attack__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/əˈtæk/", "audio": "at/attack/attack__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French attaque (noun), attaquer (verb), from Italian attacco ‘an attack’, attaccare ‘join battle’, based on an element of Germanic origin (see attach)." }