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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