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►                IN SPORT ftsff iA^fj 8 [sing.] (BrE) (NAmE of-fense) the players in a team whose job is to try to score goals or points ittfSclAM: Germany’s attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury, HI PA /l

mmTmiUlio —compare defence(7) 9 [C, U] the actions that players take to try to score a goal or win the game ( PA M (tf) ) 1ft : a sustained attack on the Arsenal goal |n]|ft3£^JlA$7 J#J

mmx

m verb

►                USE VIOLENCE ftff] HAj 1 to use violence to try to hurt

or kill sb HiS;    : [VN] [often passive] A woman was

attacked and robbed by a gang of youths. — ft£3;£:if I!j -' f-k ¥&A£ rtf fll jfc #J 0 0 The man attacked him with a knife. gP'hM AW71 psMtkff Hj 0 0 [V] Most dogs will not attack unless provoked. A ^ ^ ^       ®^ AcA o

►                IN WAR 2 to use weapons, such as guns and bombs

against an enemy in a War, etc. (       ^ #• ft ft ft

fI ) '&Ei, Af -Sr:   [VN] At dawn the army attacked the

town. 0 [V] The

guerrillas attack at night.

►                CRITICIZE ftfc if 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth) to

criticize sb/sth severely if A ; # ft ■. a newspaper article attacking the England football manager |[Bft±#J

o she has been

attacked for ignoring her own party members, ftk 0 pf II

►                DAMAGE M # 4 [VN] to have a harmful effect on sth ft

MUF: cl disease that attacks the brain ftHAJ®&(J ^^0 The vines were attacked by mildew. ffllkllSEytMT

►                DO STH WITH ENERGY ft Al lift 5 [VN] to deal with sth with a lot of energy and determination ft Aj M; AJ M ft: Let’s attack one problem at a time. ngf]—fA^AfAh jg—^f(5]^o

►                IN SPORT At Sll 6 [V] to go forward in a game in order to try to score goals or points iftlfc —compare defend(3) : Spain attacked more in the second half and deserved a goal. ffigE# PA£T^M, Ifcj&T

attacker ’/8'taeka(r)/ noun a person who attacks sb ^ ft #; She didn’t really see her

attacker.

at ta-gsrl /'aetag3:l; NAmE -g3:rl/ exclamation (informal, especially NAmE) used when you want to encourage a girl or woman, or show your admiration of them ( ft — see also attaboy

attain /a'tein/ verb [VN] 1 to succeed in getting sth, usually after a lot of effort (il#MM1gAj)l£;f#, % fij: Most of our students attained five A’ grades in their exams.    2 (formal) to

reach a particular age, level or condition iA f!j ( X ft 7jcft\ iAift ) : The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.     97 ftfto

attainable /a’teinabl/ adj. that you can achieve ft iA gi] ; ft if ft (pj: attainable goals/objectives/targets ft iA 5!J $ H If 0 This standard is easily attainable by most students.     ^          \A lift

EEQ UNATTAINABLE

attainment /a'teinmant/ noun (formal) 1 [c, usually pi.] (BrE) something that you achieved j$i j£fc ; it it ; a young woman of impressive educational attainments — 2 [U] success in achieving sth iASJ; !£#: The attainment of his ambitions was still a dream.  0 attainment

targets (= for example in education)    @ If

attar /'aeta(r)/ (also otto) noun an essential oil usually made from rose petals ( iAffciJt&H#     ) lit

ifeMIA

attempt Q"w /a'tempt/ noun, verb

u noun 1 [C, U] ~ (to do sth) | ~ (at sth/at doing sth) an act

of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult, often with no success 4k®; ft®; #ft: Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.

0 They made no attempt to escape.

O I passed my driving test at the first attempt, ft % A ft #1M —1 $1 Wt ilil T o O The couple made an unsuc-