crusade
n
1 any one of the military expeditions by the European Christian countries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the Middle Ages 十字军(远征).
2 ~ (for/against sth); ~ (to do sth) any struggle or campaign for sth believed to be good, or against sth believed to be bad (为争取好的或反对坏的事物的)斗争或运动
a crusade against corruption 反腐化运动. crusade, v [I, Ipr]
~ (for/against sth) take part in a crusade 参加十字军; 参与某种正义行动
crusading for fairer treatment of minorities 参与争取少数民族平等权利的运动.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kru:'seid]n. 改革运动, 十字军东侵vi. 从事改革运动, 加入十字军
🌿 同词根单词
crossn. 十字架;十字形饰物;杂交品种;痛苦;
vi. 交错而行;横渡;越境;
vt. 杂交;横跨,穿越;划掉;使相交;
adj. 坏脾气的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;
creepvi. 爬行,匍匐;缓慢地行进;
n. 爬行,蠕动;虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然;卑鄙小人,谄媚者;
cripplevt. 使跛;受伤致残;严重削弱;使陷于瘫痪;
n. 跛子,瘸子;瘫子,残疾;<美方>杂木丛生的沼地;脚蹬;
and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.