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Embattled N 英 ɪm'bætld] 美 ɪm'bætld Adj.被敌人围困的;严阵以待的 动词embattle的过去式和过去分词形式 Army

英语单词 embattled
英美音标 英 [ɪm'bætld] 美 [ɪm'bætld]
中文释义 adj.被敌人围困的;严阵以待的
动词embattle的过去式和过去分词形式.
英语例句 (1) Their embattled army finally surrendered.
(2) It was a major victory for the embattled software maker.
(3) The troops were embattled last night.
(4) The country was broken by civil war into two embattled states.
中文例句 (1) 他们那支被包围的部队最后投降了。
(2) 这对陷入垄断案的公司来说是一个重大胜利。
(3) 部队昨晚严阵以待。
(4) 国家被内战分裂为两个严阵以待的政府。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]处于困境的;危机四伏的;问题缠身的 If you describe a person, group, or organization as embattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.

    焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近有关他被自己的士兵挟持为人质的说法。

2
[ADJ 形容词]. 卷入战争的;(尤指)被敌军包围的 An embattled area is one that is involved in the fighting in a war, especially one that is surrounded by enemy forces
  [ADJ n]
  • Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.

    双方都表示想努力为处于战乱中的该岛北部和东部地区寻求政治解决方案。

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