Assassinate

(verb.) destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; 'He assassinated his enemy's character'.

(verb.) murder; especially of socially prominent persons; 'Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel'.

整理:尼古拉斯

• I think I should assassinate him, Bob. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• And also to do away with me you have to assassinate me and, for this, you have not _cojones_. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• He sent swift messengers to assassinate the old man before he could hear of his son's death! 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• That is to assassinate. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• And if they are unable to expel him, or to get him condemned to death by a public accusation, they conspire to assassinate him. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• It was built by Jean Sans-Peur, Duke of Burgundy, to set his conscience at rest--he had assassinated the Duke of Orleans. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• There is little doubt that he would have been assassinated if he had attempted to travel openly throughout his journey. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Finally (44 B.C.) he was assassinated by a group of his own friends and supporters, to whom these divine aspirations had become intolerable. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• He was assassinated. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We necessarily visited the Forum, where Caesar was assassinated, and also the Tarpeian Rock. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• They are not assassinated. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• That somebody was assassinated by somebody vindicating a difference of opinion was the likeliest occurrence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.

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