crusade

英[kru:'seid]美[kru:'seid]

n.[C]
1.（长期坚定不移的）斗争，运动
2.（中世纪）十字军东征
v.[I]
长期坚定不移地斗争

名　词：crusad'er

同：	[n.] campaign, cause, drive, effort [v.] agitate, campaign, fight, press

Defeat in North Carolina seemed to break the back of the entire fundamentalist crusade
在北卡罗来纳的失败，似乎使整个原教旨主义运动再也无能为力了。收藏
It's a crusade against corruption.
这是一场反腐败的运动。收藏
crusade in favour of birth control
节制生育运动收藏
He headed the troops to crusade against the rebellion.
他率领军队讨伐叛乱。收藏
In the first real crusade Jerusalem was captured.
第一次真正的十字军东征时攻下了耶路撒冷。收藏

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a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- he supported populist campaigns
- they worked in the cause of world peace
- the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
- the movement to end slavery
- contributed to the war effort
[同] crusade, drive, effort, campaign, cause, movement
any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- The liberal party pushed for reforms
- She is crusading for women's rights
- The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
[同] crusade, fight, agitate, campaign, press, push
go on a crusade; fight a holy war

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