新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

assassinate

英  [əˈsæsɪneɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • assassinates , assassinating , assassinated

    1[T 及物动词] (因政治原因而)刺杀

    When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act.

    双语例句

    例:

    Would the US be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?

    如果肯尼迪没有被刺杀,今天的美国会大不相同吗?