| 单词 | battleground |
| 释义 | battleground (bætəlgraʊnd ) Word forms: battlegrounds 1. countable noun A battleground is the same as a battlefield. 2. countable noun You can refer to an issue or field of activity over which people disagree or compete as a battleground. ...the battleground of education. Children's literature is an ideological battleground. Collocations: battleground state She might, in the end, have to rest her case on her ability to win key battleground states. Times, Sunday Times His strategy for victory must lie in prevailing in these battleground states again. Times,Sunday Times Thousands of lawyers representing the candidates were deployed at precincts in battleground states, poised to file lawsuits at the slightest hint of trouble. Times, Sunday Times Can he take the pace of the flatout charge through the battleground states? Times, Sunday Times My email box brims with announcements of their final visits to battleground states. Times,Sunday Times The convenience market is the biggest-growing part of the grocery sector and is becoming a battleground for the big supermarket groups. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Either way, looks have become a battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2008) For many people, food has become a battleground between them and their carer and can cause untold anguish. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Having established this foundation, however, we can turn to another crucial battleground for leaders—the way we spend our time. Christianity Today With a 549 majority — 1.2 per cent — it's now described as an ultra-marginal seat that will be a crucial battleground next year. The Sun The remortgage market will be the crucial battleground. Times, Sunday Times So the issue seems destined for the election battleground, as well as for the courts. Times, Sunday Times At the same time, one of the most popular websites in the world has become a midterm election battleground. Times, Sunday Times The raising of the state pension age could be another election battleground. Times, Sunday Times She has won far more big general election battleground states. Times, Sunday Times It also scooped around 300 council seats and said that it had won councillors in key general election battlegrounds. Times, Sunday Times The issue of healthcare will be a key battleground in the presidential campaign. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The key budget battleground is over the Treasury's forecasts about the speed of the recovery. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Another key battleground will be unlimited data. The Sun (2013) We do not want it to become a political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Bonuses and banking regulation have become a key political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Marriage is likely to be a political battleground at the next general election. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Successive governments attack our education system, which has been a constant political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Sport should be a unifying force, not a political battleground. Times, Sunday Times (2008) |
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