| 释义 |  noun |  verbcrusadecrusade1 /kruˈseɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYcrusade11a determined attempt to change something, because you think you are morally right: crusade to/for a crusade for gun controlcrusade against He led a successful crusade against a major tobacco company.2the Crusades a series of wars fought in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the MuslimsOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French croisade and  Spanish  cruzada, both from  Latin  crux; ➔ CROSS2 noun |  verbcrusadecrusade2 verb [intransitive] to take part in a crusade: crusade against/for The new mayor is actively crusading against drugs and gangs.—crusader noun [countable]VERB TABLEcrusade |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | crusade |  |  | he, she, it | crusades |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crusaded |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crusaded |  |  | he, she, it | has crusaded |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crusaded |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crusade |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crusaded | 
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 | Present | I | am crusading |  |  | he, she, it | is crusading |  |  | you, we, they | are crusading |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was crusading |  |  | you, we, they | were crusading |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crusading |  |  | he, she, it | has been crusading |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crusading |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crusading |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crusading | 
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