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attacking

/əˈtækɪŋ/

attacking back

Translations

attackinggerund / present participle

/əˈtækɪŋ/

атакующий

The coach opted for a more attacking formation to overwhelm the opposition.

Тренер выбрал более атакующее построение, чтобы подавить соперника.

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наступательныйчаще в военном контексте

attackingnoun

Gerundial noun, mainly uncountable, esp. in sport or military contexts

нападение

Constant attacking drained the defenders.

Постоянное нападение измотало защитников.

атака

Their attacking improved dramatically after the halftime break.

Их атака значительно улучшилась после перерыва.

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наступлениевоенное употребление

attackverb

attacking

Gerund

attacked

Past Simple

attacked

Past Participle

attacking

Gerund

/əˈtæk/

атаковать

The army plans to attack the enemy at dawn.

Армия планирует атаковать врага на рассвете.

нападать

The dog will attack if it feels threatened.

Собака нападет, если почувствует угрозу.

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attackinggerund / present participle

Aggressive, offensive, or oriented toward attack rather than defense.

The coach opted for a more attacking formation to overwhelm the opposition.

Designed or intended to inflict harm or damage.

The attacking malware was capable of disabling security protocols.

attackingnoun

The act or process of attacking; offensive action.

Their attacking improved dramatically after the halftime break.

attackverb

To take aggressive action against a place or enemy with weapons or armed force.

The army planned to attack the enemy base at dawn.

To criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly.

The politician attacked his opponent's policies during the debate.

To begin to deal with a problem or task in a determined way.

She decided to attack the pile of paperwork on her desk first thing in the morning.

To act on something with harmful or destructive intent.

The virus is known to attack the body's immune system.