assassinate /əˈsæsɪˌneɪt/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (assassinating,assassinated,assassinates)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） When someone important is assassinated, they are murdered as a political act. (因政治原因而) 刺杀

  例：

  Would the U.S. be radically different today if Kennedy had not been assassinated?

  如果肯尼迪没有被刺杀，今天的美国会大不相同吗？

• 2.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） assassination 刺杀

  例：

  She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband.

  她想要对其丈夫的遇刺进行调查。