单词 | crusade |
释义 | crusade (once / 1268 pages) nv 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 FAMILYcrusade: 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 movementa campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaigna campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerisma movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaignthe campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising efforta campaign to raise money for some cause feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movementthe movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movementthe movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost causea defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reforma campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices wara concerted campaign to end something that is injurious youth crusade, youth movementpolitical or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigninga campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel hustingsthe activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) whispering campaignthe organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate stumpingcampaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) sales campaignan advertising campaign intended to promote sales public-relations campaignan 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 (once / 5500 pages) n WORD FAMILY Crusade: Crusades USAGE EXAMPLESThe 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 Crusadea Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187 Third Crusadea 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 Crusadea Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem Fifth Crusadea 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 Crusadea 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 Crusadea 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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