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assassinate
/əˈsæsəˌneɪt/
American
- v. 暗杀
- Definition
- v. to murder an important or famous person, usually for political reasons
- Example
- Historians still debate why the rebels tried to assassinate the king.
- 历史学家们至今仍在争论叛军当初为何试图刺杀国王。