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

• The CIA had an opening for an assassin.
  美国中情局要召一个刺客的职位。
• She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.
  她雇佣了一名刺客去除掉她的情敌。
• There isn't one assassin, there are three.
  刺客不是有一个，而是三个。
• I grabbed my camera and a flashlight and snapped this shot of an assassin bug nymph.
  我抓起我的相机和闪光灯迅速的拍下了一只猎蝽若虫。
• I have the right to know my assassin a little better.
  我有权知道是谁要杀我。
• A kid, a murderer, a killer, an assassin.
  一个小孩，一名凶手，一位杀手。
• He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him.
  他宣称他们已雇了刺客来除掉他。
• 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。
• He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.
  他认定，没有刺客会冒险混在人群里开枪。
• You've got a date tonight with a beautiful Russian assassin.
  今晚你和一位漂亮的俄国杀手约会。