assassinate

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

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

如果肯尼迪沒有被刺殺，今天的美國會大不相同嗎？

2. assassinationN-VAR 刺殺

She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband. 她想要對其丈夫的遇刺進(jìn)行調(diào)查。

He lives in constant fear of assassination. 他一直生活在對刺殺的恐懼之中。