embattled

英 [ɪmˈbætld]

美 [ɪmˈbætld]

adj.  被困扰的; 处境艰难的; 危机四伏的; 卷入战争的; 被敌人包围的
v.  列阵，布阵；严阵以待；整军备战；布局
embattle的过去分词和过去式

过去式：embattled　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 被困扰的；处境艰难的；危机四伏的
  surrounded by problems and difficulties
  1. the embattled party leader
     处境艰难的党的领导人
• 卷入战争的；被敌人包围的
  involved in war; surrounded by the enemy

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 处于困境的;危机四伏的;问题缠身的
  If you describe a person, group, or organization asembattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
  1. 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。
• ADJ . 卷入战争的;（尤指）被敌军包围的
  Anembattledarea is one that is involved in the fighting in a war, especially one that is surrounded by enemy forces
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
  1. a crenelated molding
  Synonym:battlementedcastledcastellated
• prepared for battle
  1. an embattled city

双语例句

• Libyan government TV broadcast images of Gadhafi supporters chanting and dancing as they waved posters of the embattled leader.
  利比亚政府电视广播的画面显示，卡扎菲的支持者挥舞着卡扎菲的海报呼喊舞蹈。
• But they should inject some much-needed confidence into the currency and into an embattled people.
  但这些钱应能给冰岛货币和一个四面楚歌的民族注入一些急需的信心。
• Little wonder that it made economic sense to embattled Afghan farmers.
  对危机四伏的阿富汗农民来说，很少有人会怀疑其经济意义。
• But embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a divided parliament where opposition parties can block legislation and it is not clear whether such hikes can be implemented.
  但受到围攻的日本首相菅直人面对的是分裂的国会，反对党可以在国会上阻止立法的通过，因此，这些提税是否能够得到执行还不明确。
• Investors have been unnerved for more than a year now about the future of the embattled euro zone.
  一年多来，投资者一直对深陷危机的欧元区前景忧心忡忡。
• The new measures, announced by Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying in his first policy address since becoming leader of the city of 7m in July, are designed to bolster public support for his embattled tenure.
  这些新措施是香港行政长官梁振英（LeungChun-ying）在其自去年7月接掌这个700万人口城市以来的首份施政报告中宣布的，意在增强公众对其困境中的任期的支持。
• The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan refused to step down yesterday after fleeing his capital, even as the opposition formed an interim government and said they had taken control of the country.
  遭到围困的吉尔吉斯斯坦总统巴基耶夫（kurmanbekbakiyev）逃离首都后，昨日表示拒绝下台，尽管反对派组建了临时政府，并宣布已经控制了全国。
• Opel, the embattled German arm of general motors, is considering a similar plan.
  陷入困境的通用汽车（generalmotors）德国子公司欧宝（opel）正考虑采取类似的方案。
• It was a major victory for the embattled software maker.
  这对陷入垄断案的微软公司来说是一个重大胜利。
• The revelations will increase the pressure on embattled Terry, but this afternoon he faced down fresh calls to resign as England captain.
  这种关系给即将上场的特里带来了压力，但今天下午他在新的呼声下辞去了英格兰球队队长。