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单词 embattled
释义
embattledem‧bat‧tled /ɪmˈbætld/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINembattled
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French embataillier, from bataille; BATTLE1
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Helicopters carried 300 women and children from two embattled villages
  • The embattled mayor explained his position in an interview after the rally.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Or else it becomes an increasingly embattled stance, out of touch with the world.
  • This was an embattled and a battling faith.
1[only before noun] an embattled person, organization etc has many problems or difficulties:  The embattled president had to resign.2surrounded by enemies, especially in war or fighting:  The embattled army finally surrendered.
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