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英语单词 crusader
英美音标 英 [kruː'seɪdə(r)] 美 [kruː'seɪdər]
中文释义 n.十字军战士;改革者
英语例句 (1) The crusaders fight for their country.
(2) She was my champion and crusader and the most loyal friend.
(3) The crusader took part in the meeting.
(4) He is a crusader for social welfare.
中文例句 (1) 十字军战士为了祖国而战。
(2) 她是我的支持者,是十字军斗士,是我最忠实的朋友。
(3) 改革者参加了那次会议。
(4) 他是一位争取社会福利运动的改革者。
vocabulary简明 A crusader is a person who works hard or campaigns forcefully for a cause. Most crusaders advocate dramatic social or political change.
vocabulary扩展 You can call a fierce champion for a cancer cure a crusader, and another kind of crusader could be an activist who works for school reform. Crusaders tend to be radical or at least progressive, embracing some kind of change. Crusader comes from crusade, which meant "campaign against a public evil" in the 18th century, but which earlier referred mainly to the religious-based military Crusades of the Middle Ages.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一事业的)拥护者,追随者 A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
  [with supp]
  • He has set himself up as a crusader for higher press and broadcasting standards.

    他自认是一位追求更高的新闻和广播标准的斗士。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]十字军战士 A Crusader was a knight who fought in the Crusades.

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