英语词汇“to take the offensive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Usually as the offensive. The position or attitude of attack. (to act, stand, etc.) on (also †upon) the offensive: to adopt an attacking position. to take the offensive: to assume a hostile or attacking position; (also) to undertake a pre-emptive assault.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words > attitude

aggressive1698

the offensive1712

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > on the attack [phrase]

(to act, stand, etc.) on (also upon) the offensive1838

on the prod1903

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > action

sailing13..

assailing1340

insultation1596

attacking1657

assaulting1675

the offensive1879

1712 J. Gay Mohocks ii. 7 Brothers..I mean, defend the Watch-house..but upon the Offensive.

1720 D. Waterland 8 Serm. Divinity of Christ Pref. 2 In my Vindication..I was chiefly upon the Offensive, against the Adversaries of our common Faith.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. v. 253 Hearing of which the Felons at the Châtelet..stand on the offensive.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 163 We do not know whether..the council now..felt itself strong enough to act on the offensive against him.

1848 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 404/1 It was not until the end of May, 1379, that the Genoese took the offensive.

1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 319 He showed no disposition to shut himself up in Mantua, or even to give up the offensive.

1879 A. Forbes in Daily News 13 June 5/6 Haphazard offensive is one thing; judicious offensive quite another thing.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 9 Dec. 16/2 France cannot take the offensive, but she can paralyse Germany and Italy.

1930 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 487 The engineers here speak on the defensive. The strategy of their defense, however, is to take the offensive at every opportunity.

1972 F. Fitzgerald Fire in Lake vii. 267 Westmoreland took the offensive with a series of ‘search and destroy’ missions against enemy units and base camps.

2001 Chicago Tribune 7 Oct. ii. 3/2 This means going on the offensive by..staging pre-emptive strikes, forcing economic or informational punitive actions,..and making known the audacity of this nation to our foe.

单词	to take the offensive
释义	> as lemmas to take the offensive a. Usually as the offensive. The position or attitude of attack. (to act, stand, etc.) on (also †upon) the offensive: to adopt an attacking position. to take the offensive: to assume a hostile or attacking position; (also) to undertake a pre-emptive assault. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words > attitude aggressive1698 the offensive1712 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > on the attack [phrase] (to act, stand, etc.) on (also upon) the offensive1838 on the prod1903 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > action sailing13.. assailing1340 insultation1596 attacking1657 assaulting1675 the offensive1879 1712 J. Gay Mohocks ii. 7 Brothers..I mean, defend the Watch-house..but upon the Offensive. 1720 D. Waterland 8 Serm. Divinity of Christ Pref. 2 In my Vindication..I was chiefly upon the Offensive, against the Adversaries of our common Faith. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. v. 253 Hearing of which the Felons at the Châtelet..stand on the offensive. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. 163 We do not know whether..the council now..felt itself strong enough to act on the offensive against him. 1848 Amer. Whig Rev. Oct. 404/1 It was not until the end of May, 1379, that the Genoese took the offensive. 1851 ‘L. Mariotti’ Italy in 1848 319 He showed no disposition to shut himself up in Mantua, or even to give up the offensive. 1879 A. Forbes in Daily News 13 June 5/6 Haphazard offensive is one thing; judicious offensive quite another thing. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 9 Dec. 16/2 France cannot take the offensive, but she can paralyse Germany and Italy. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 36 487 The engineers here speak on the defensive. The strategy of their defense, however, is to take the offensive at every opportunity. 1972 F. Fitzgerald Fire in Lake vii. 267 Westmoreland took the offensive with a series of ‘search and destroy’ missions against enemy units and base camps. 2001 Chicago Tribune 7 Oct. ii. 3/2 This means going on the offensive by..staging pre-emptive strikes, forcing economic or informational punitive actions,..and making known the audacity of this nation to our foe. extracted from offensiveadj.n. < as lemmas
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