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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Aggress v. assault v. attack v. strike

1. "The number of people actually attacked by sharks is very small" ?

Which of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original?

2. "The number of people actually aggressed by sharks is very small."

3. "The number of people actually assaulted by sharks is very small."

4. "The number of people actually striked by sharks is very small."

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hhtt Which of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original? None of them.

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  • hhtt Which of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original?
  • None of them.
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hhttWhich of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original?
None of them.
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AlpheccaStars hhttWhich of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original?None of them.
Then for this situation, is the only idiomatic one "to attack" ?

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A shark attack does not necessarily result in physical injury.
If there is an injury, there are other verbs that can be used to describe the nature of the injury.

The number of people bitten / killed / maimed / mauled / mutilated / injured / dismembered by sharks is small.
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AlpheccaStarsA shark attack does not necessarily result in physical injury. If there is an injury, there are other verbs that can be used to describe the nature of the injury.The number of people bitten / killed / maimed / mauled / mutilated / injured / dismembered by sharks is small.
These should exactly be the results of the "attacks".

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hhtt:Which of the following exactly have the same meaning as the original?AlpheccaStars None of them.
Assault:Use aggressive force against

Why cannot we use assault in this sense instead of attack used in the original?

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Assault is used for people against people.

It is a legal term. It is used for certain crimes.
Nowak, 43, pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and burglary with assault.

It is used in a military context.
Taliban foot soldiers made a final assault against Kabul in 1996

If is used as a modifier.
He was accused of trying to
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AlpheccaStarsIf is used as a modifier.He was accused of trying to smuggle an assault rifle from Germany to Paris.
I.e it can be used an adjective?

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