assassination

UK:  [ə.sæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

US:  [ə.sæsɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

复数：assassinations  

n.

1.暗杀

2.刺杀

1 . Ewing said the game was designed to undermine the theory there was some shadowy plot behind the assassination.
伊文说，设计这款游戏是为了推翻这样一种推测：暗杀事件的背后有阴谋。

2 . Unfortunately, he is often best remembered for his assassination in November 1963.
不幸的是，他留给人们最深的记忆却是他在1963年的遇刺。

3 . My voluntary confession of the assassination at Auteuil proved to him that I had not committed that of which I stood accused.
我主动地承认阿都尔暗杀案证明了我这次的确没有犯罪。

4 . Less is said about Pakistani anger that the U. S. invaded their territory to carry out a political assassination.
与此同时，却没人理会美国出于政治目的在巴基斯坦领土上进行刺杀活动而引发的该国民众的愤怒。

5 . In the years following his assassination, a small wall in the sleepy riverside district of Kampa became something of a shrine.
在他被谋杀后的许多年里，河边昏昏欲睡的卡姆巴区一堵小小的墙变成了圣地。