bility for a particular area of activity (使馆的）专员， 随员：a       attache'文化专员

at'tache case noun a small hard flat case used for carrying business documents 公文包一picture o bag —compare briefcase attached tHr /a'taetjt/ adj.

1                  〜（to sb/sth) full of affection fbr sb/sth 依恋；爱慕：

JVe never seen two people so attached to each other. 我从未见过两个人如此％影不离。◊ We’ve grown very attached to this house•我们孪得非常喜欢这座房子。 —compare.unattached(I) 2 [not before noun] ~ to sth working for or forming part of an organization 附属 于；为…工作：.rhe research unft is attached to t/ie universe.这个研究单位附属于大学。3 ~ (to sth)joined to sth 所附的：PZease complete the attached application /orm.请填写所附申请表。      v

at-tach-ment /a'taetjmant/ noun 1 [c, u] a strong feeling of affection for sb/sth 依恋；爱慕：a child’s strong attachment to its parents孩子对父母的强烈依恋

2                 [C, U] belief in and support for an idea or a set of values 信念；信仰；忠诚；拥护：the popular attach­ment to democratic government 对民主 政 治 的普 遍拥护

3                  [C] a tool that you can fix onto a machine, to make it do another job (机器的）附件，附加装置，附属物：an electric drill with a range of different attachments 种附件的电钻 4 [U，C] the act of joining one thing to another; a thing that joins two things together 连接； 连接物：AH cars burft since J98j( have poi'nts /or the attachment 〇/sa/e^y restraints.自 1981.年起生产的轿车 都有安装安全保护装置的接头。orheycfcaissedthe attachment of new conditions to the peace plans.

论把新条件加入到和平计划中去。◊ They had to check the strength of the seat attachments to the floor of the pZane.他们需要检查座椅与飞机舱面固定接头的强度。

5 [U, C] (fir£) a short time spent working with an organ­ization such as a hospital, school or part of the armed forces暂时隶属于（某医院、学校、部队等）；短期在…

''工作：She’s on attachment to the !ocaZ ZiospitaZ.她暂 时全当地医院工作。◊ a 4-month training attachment ，为期 4 个月尚.培训 6 [C] (cowpwf/’/ig 计）a document that you send to sb using email (用电子_件发送的）附件 —picture o page R7 at-tack JHt /a'taek/ noun, verb ■ noun

►                 VIOLENCE 暴力 1.[C，U] ~ (on sb) an act of using violence to try to hurt or kill sb 袭击；攻击：a series 〇/ racist attacks —连串的种族袭击行为

►                 IN WAR 战,2 [C，U] ~ (on sb/sth) an act of trying to kill or injure the enemy in war, using weapons such as guns and bombs (在战争中徒用武器的）进攻，攻击： to ZauncVmafce/mount an attack 发起 / 进行攻击；发 动进攻◊ The patroZ came under attack 介om aH sides.巡 i队受到四面八方的攻击。一see also COUNTER-ATTACK

►                 CRiTICISM 批评 3 [C, U]〜（on sb/sth) strong criticism of

sb/sth in speech or in writing       口 ▲和书面的）抨击，

非难：a scathing attack on the government's policies M 政府政策的猛烈抨击◊ T7ie schooZ has come under attack /or/ai'hng to encourage bright pupik•这所学校因未能鼓 励聪明学生而受到非难。

►                 ACTION TO STOP STH 制止 4 [C] ~ (on sth) an action that you take to try to stop or change sth that you feel is bad 抑制；打击；.处理：to Zaunch an aH-out attack on poverty/imempZoyment采取行动全面抑制贫穷/央业

►                 OF ILLNESS 疾病 5 [C] a sudden, short period of illness, usually severe, especially an illness that you have often (尤指常发疾病葯）发知，侵袭：to suj^er an asthma

attack 哮喘发作◊ an acute aftacfc o//ood poisoning 急性 食物中毒◊ a panic attack — 阵恐慌◊ (/^wraf/ve) an attack 0/ t/ie giggies —阵略略傻笑一see also heart

ATTACK

►                 OF EMOTION 情感 6 [C] a sudden period of feeling an emotion such as fear (情感的）一紅突发：an attack 〇/ nerves突然紧张不安

DAMAGE 损害 7 [U，C] the action of sth such as an insect, or a disease, that causes damage to sth/sb (病、虫等 的）损害如害：The roof timbers were affected by rot and insect attacfc.屋顶的木私已经腐朽并遭虽害。