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单词 crusade
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crusade
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If you go on a crusade against vegetables, you are waging a long-term battle against leafy greens. A crusade is a passionate struggle against something or someone.
In the 11th through 13th centuries, Roman Catholics attempting to win control of parts of what they considered the Holy Land (currently Israeli, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Palestinian lands) waged military battles against the Muslims who controlled the land. These battles are called the Crusades. The word crusade carries with it the feeling of a violent and vigorous fight. So if someone is on a crusade to do something, they mean business!
WORD FAMILY
crusade: crusaded, crusader, crusades, crusading+/crusader: crusaders
USAGE EXAMPLES
“It became a crusade for me,” he said later.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016)
As it announced plans to appeal this week, Apple accused European regulators of a political crusade against a successful American company.
The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016)
Finally, last month, Kohistani’s crusade got an unexpected break when the Supreme Court, under a new chief justice, agreed to accept his petition.
Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)
1n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement
ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign
an organized program of advertisements
anti-war movement
a campaign against entering or continuing a war
charm campaign
a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
consumerism
a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort
a campaign to raise money for some cause
feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement
the movement aimed at equal rights for women
gay lib, gay liberation movement
the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression
lost cause
a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable
reform
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
war
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
youth crusade, youth movement
political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigning
a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel
hustings
the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)
whispering campaign
the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate
stumping
campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches)
sales campaign
an advertising campaign intended to promote sales
public-relations campaign
an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations
venture
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2v go on a crusade; fight a holy war
Hyper
campaign, take the field
go on a campaign; go off to war
3v exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
She is crusading for women's rights
Syn|Hyper
agitate, campaign, fight, press, push
advertise, advertize, promote, push
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
advertise, advertize, promote, push
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Crusade
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WORD FAMILY
Crusade: Crusades
USAGE EXAMPLES
The cities were for a time united under the rule of a Turkic dynasty that led the Muslim fight against the First Crusade.
Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)
Its medieval Citadel, pivotal during the Crusades, is one of the world’s oldest and largest castles.
The New Yorker(Dec 13, 2016)
The leader of the Campus Crusade for Christ, Bill Bright, offered to buy the film from Universal in order to destroy it.
New York Times(Nov 21, 2016)
n any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
Exp|Hyper
First Crusade
a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there
Second Crusade
a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187
Third Crusade
a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
Fourth Crusade
a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem
Fifth Crusade
a Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered
Sixth Crusade
a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem
Seventh Crusade
a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249
expedition, hostile expedition, military expedition
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
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