embattled

英 [ɪmˈbætld]

美 [ɪmˈbætld]

adj.  被困扰的; 处境艰难的; 危机四伏的; 卷入战争的; 被敌人包围的
v.  列阵，布阵；严阵以待；整军备战；布局
embattle的过去分词和过去式

过去式：embattled　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 被困扰的；处境艰难的；危机四伏的
  surrounded by problems and difficulties
  1. the embattled party leader
     处境艰难的党的领导人
• 卷入战争的；被敌人包围的
  involved in war; surrounded by the enemy

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 处于困境的;危机四伏的;问题缠身的
  If you describe a person, group, or organization asembattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
  1. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
     焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近有关他被自己的士兵挟持为人质的说法。
• ADJ . 卷入战争的;（尤指）被敌军包围的
  Anembattledarea is one that is involved in the fighting in a war, especially one that is surrounded by enemy forces
  1. Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
     双方都表示想努力为处于战乱中的该岛北部和东部地区寻求政治解决方案。

英英释义

adj

• having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
  1. a crenelated molding
  Synonym:battlementedcastledcastellated
• prepared for battle
  1. an embattled city

双语例句

• The revelations will increase the pressure on embattled Terry, but this afternoon he faced down fresh calls to resign as England captain.
  这种关系给即将上场的特里带来了压力，但今天下午他在新的呼声下辞去了英格兰球队队长。
• However, the prime minister gave his support to Chris Patten, the embattled chairman of the BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body.
  然而，首相将其支持给了彭定康，该公司的管理机构BBC信托会的主席。
• New scandals have hit the embattled party.
  这个四面楚歌的政党又出现了新的丑闻。
• Tony Hayward had become the embattled public face of BP and the Gulf oil disaster.
  托尼·海沃德已经成为BP石油公司和应对墨西哥湾漏油灾难的公共人物而腹背受敌。
• He called on the nation to give the embattled president a chance.
  他号召国人给问题缠身的总统一个机会。
• Libyan government TV broadcast images of Gadhafi supporters chanting and dancing as they waved posters of the embattled leader.
  利比亚政府电视广播的画面显示，卡扎菲的支持者挥舞着卡扎菲的海报呼喊舞蹈。
• And a dozen countries, from the United States to Australia, are subsidizing embattled automakers or car dealers.
  从美国到澳大利亚的十几个国家也在补贴四面楚歌的汽车制造商或汽车经销商。
• But observers said the agreement was a face-saving compromise, providing the embattled Chinese negotiator with badly-needed support.
  但观察人士表示，该协议是为留存面子而作出的妥协，给处境艰难的中方谈判团提供了他们亟需的帮助。
• Little wonder that it made economic sense to embattled Afghan farmers.
  对危机四伏的阿富汗农民来说，很少有人会怀疑其经济意义。
• Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news anchor whose credibility plummeted after he acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, was suspended for six months without pay, the network said Tuesday night.
  NBC电视台周二晚间表示，陷入争议的NBC新闻主播布莱恩·威廉姆斯（BrianWilliams）将被无薪停职六个月。威廉姆斯承认他夸大了自己在伊拉克一起直升机事故中的角色，因而其公信力一落千丈。