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verb with object

take aggressive action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force, typically in a battle or war:

〈人などが〉 «…で» 〈人〉を襲う «with» ; (戦争で)〈軍などが〉〈敵･場所など〉を攻撃する

e.g. in December, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

〈敵などが〉襲う, 攻撃する.

e.g. no object : Italian forces attacked in October.

(of a person or animal) act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill:

e.g. a doctor was attacked by two youths.

(of a disease, chemical substance, or insect) act harmfully on:

〈病気などが〉〈人･体の部位〉を冒す; 〈害虫などが〉…に害を与える

e.g. the disease is thought to attack certain cells in the brain.

criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly:

«…のことで/…だと» 〈人など〉を痛烈に批判する «for (doing)/as»

e.g. he attacked the government's defense policy.

begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined and vigorous way:

〈問題〉に取り組む, 着手する

e.g. a plan of action to attack unemployment.

no object make an aggressive or forceful attempt to score a goal or point, or gain or exploit an advantage in a game against an opposing team or player:

ゴールを狙う

e.g. (as adjective attacking) : the home team showed some good attacking play.

Chess move into or be in a position to capture (an opponent's piece).

an aggressive and violent action against a person or place:

«…への/…からの» 攻撃, 襲撃, 暴力; U(戦闘での)攻撃; (害虫などの)攻撃 (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) «on, against/from»

e.g. he was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

e.g. three classrooms were gutted in the arson attack.

destructive action by a disease, chemical, or insect:

e.g. the tissue is open to attack by fungus.

a sudden short bout of an illness or stress:

発病, 発作; (ある感情･症状に)突然襲われること

e.g. an attack of nausea

e.g. an asthma attack.

an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition:

批判, 酷評 (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う)

e.g. he launched a stinging attack on the White House.

a determined attempt to tackle a problem or task:

〖具体例では可算〗 «…への» 措置, 対策; 開始, 着手 «on»

e.g. an attack on inflation.

Music the manner of beginning to play or sing a passage.

〘楽〙 アタック〘音･旋律の出だし〙

forceful and decisive style in performing music or another art:

e.g. the sheer attack of Hendrix's playing.

an aggressive attempt to score a goal, win points, or gain or exploit an advantage in a game.

(ゴールへの)攻撃

Chess a threat to capture an opponent's piece.

subject to aggressive, violent, or harmful action:

e.g. his paintings have come under attack for their satanic content.

early 17th century: from French attaque (noun), attaquer (verb), from Italian attacco ‘an attack’, attaccare ‘join battle’, based on an element of Germanic origin (see attach).