crusade

英 [kruːˈseɪd]

美 [kruːˈseɪd]

n.  (长期坚定不移的)斗争，运动; (中世纪的)十字军东征
v.  长期坚定不移地奋斗

复数：crusades　现在分词：crusading　过去式：crusaded　过去分词：crusaded　第三人称单数：crusades　

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同义词辨析

movementcampaigncrusadedrive【导航词义：运动，活动】

牛津词典

noun

• （长期坚定不移的）斗争，运动
  a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth that you believe to be wrong
  1. to lead a crusade against crime
     领导长期打击犯罪活动的运动
  2. a moral crusade
     提倡道德的运动
• （中世纪的）十字军东征
  any of the wars fought in Palestine by European Christian countries against the Muslims in the Middle Ages

verb

• 长期坚定不移地奋斗
  to make a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth you believe to be wrong

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (长期坚定不移的)斗争，运动
  Acrusadeis a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that you feel strongly about.
  1. Footballers launched an unprecedented crusade against racism on the terraces...
     足球运动员们对阶梯看台上的种族歧视发起了一场空前的运动。
  2. He made it his crusade to teach children to love books.
     他把教孩子们热爱读书当做自己的使命。
• VERB 长期坚定不移地奋斗
  If youcrusadefor a particular cause, you make a long and determined effort to achieve something for it.
  1. ...a newspaper that has crusaded against the country's cocaine traffickers.
     坚决抨击该国可卡因毒贩的报纸
  2. ...an adopted boy whose cause is taken up by a crusading lawyer.
     由一位执著坚定的律师受理其诉讼案件的被收养男孩
• (发生于11世纪至13世纪的)十字军东征
  The Crusadeswere the wars that were fought by Christians in Palestine against the Muslims during the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries.

英英释义

noun

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  1. he supported populist campaigns
  2. they worked in the cause of world peace
  3. the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
  4. the movement to end slavery
  5. contributed to the war effort
  Synonym:campaigncausedrivemovementeffort

verb

• go on a crusade
• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person
  1. The liberal party pushed for reforms
  2. She is crusading for women's rights
  3. The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
  Synonym:fightpresscampaignpushagitate

双语例句

• He struggled into the saddle, and led a crusade against the Comic Frenchman;
  他艰难地爬上马鞍，带领着队伍去收拾这个滑稽的法国人。
• I feel senator Mayor is on a personal crusade against Jack.
  我觉得Mayor议员对Jack持有很强的个人偏见。
• They led an unsuccessful crusade against government corruption.
  他们领导了一场不成功的反对政府腐败的运动。
• The originals were stolen from Constantinople's hippodrome, or chariot racing arena, during the Fourth Crusade.
  原物是在第四次十字军东征中，从君士坦丁堡的马车竞技场中偷出来的。
• It galvanized our historic crusade!
  唤醒了我们的历史使命！
• Now they search for allies in their never-ending battle against the Burning Crusade.
  现在他们正寻找同盟，继续他们永恒的对抗燃烧军团的战役。
• Bennett launched a crusade for 'moral values' against decadent 'liberal relativism.'
  贝内特发起了一场捍卫“道德价值”、反对腐朽堕落的“自由相对论”的战争。
• We are not offering online purchase or download of The Burning Crusade at this time.
  我们现在不提供在线购买和资料片客户端下载。
• Everyone said we were crazy but for us it was a crusade, she said in 2000.
  当初所有人都觉得我们疯了，但在我们看来，这更象是一次十字军东征。菲尔蒂于2000年回忆道。
• Venice's valiant crusade against unsuitably dressed tourists is being closely watched elsewhere in europe.
  欧洲其他地区密切注视着威尼斯对衣着不雅游客的奋勇讨伐。