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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cru·sade
ETYMOLOGY blend of Middle French croisade & Spanish cruzada; both ultimately from Latin cruc-, crux cross DATE circa 1708 1. capitalized : any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims 2. a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm
intransitive verb (cru·sad·ed ; cru·sad·ing) DATE 1732 : to engage in a crusade • cru·sad·er noun English Etymology crusade 1706, respelling of croisade (1577), from M.Fr . croisade, Sp.cruzada, both from M.L. cruciata, pp. of cruciare "to mark with a cross," from L. crux (gen. crucis) "cross." Figurative sense of "campaign against a public evil" is from 1786.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 crusade cru·sade / kru:5seid / noun1. ~ (for / against sth) | ~ (to do sth) a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth that you believe to be wrong (长期坚定不移的)斗争,运动 SYN campaign :
to lead a crusade against crime 领导长期打击犯罪活动的运动 a moral crusade 提倡道德的运动 2. (sometimes Crusade) any of the wars fought in Palestine by European Christian countries against the Muslims in the Middle Ages (中世纪的)十字军东征verb[V] 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 长期坚定不移地奋斗 SYN campaign
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English crusade noun ADJ. great | moral, personal VERB + CRUSADE embark on, launch, mount The charity tonight launched its great crusade against homelessness. | be engaged in, carry out, conduct, join She seems to be carrying out a personal crusade to stop this building work. | lead PREP. on a ~ He is on a crusade to take the church to the people. | ~ against urging parents to join a crusade against crime | ~ for For 23 years he led a crusade for peace. OLT crusade noun ⇨ campaign Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cru·sade I. \(ˈ)krü|sād\ noun (-s) Etymology: blend of earlier croisade & crusado; croisade from Middle French, modification (influenced by Old Provençal crozada) of Old French croisée, from feminine of past participle of croiser to take up the cross, from crois cross; crusado modification of Spanish cruzada (after Provençal crozada), from feminine of past participle of cruzar to take up the cross, from cruz cross; Old French crois and Spanish cruz from Latin cruc-, crux — more at ridge 1. usually capitalized : an expedition undertaken for a declared religious purpose (as recovering Jerusalem from the Muslims in the middle ages) : a campaign or war sanctioned by the church against unbelievers or heretics 2. : any remedial activity pursued with zeal and enthusiasm < a crusade against drinking > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to engage in a crusade : attack zealously : strive to further a cause < a newspaper crusading against corruption > |
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