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

• There were signs the embattled company was turning its core divisions round.
  有迹象表明，这家困境中的公司正在重振其核心业务。
• The new measures, announced by Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying in his first policy address since becoming leader of the city of 7m in July, are designed to bolster public support for his embattled tenure.
  这些新措施是香港行政长官梁振英（LeungChun-ying）在其自去年7月接掌这个700万人口城市以来的首份施政报告中宣布的，意在增强公众对其困境中的任期的支持。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was asked to give a pep talk to England's soccer team for its World Cup qualifying match ( he politely declined) and to offer campaign tips to embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
  他（奥巴马）被聘请给行将加出世界杯预选赛的英国队做带动讲话（但他婉词谢绝了），并受邀给行将加入的英国首相戈登？布朗提供一些竞选的建议。
• But they should inject some much-needed confidence into the currency and into an embattled people.
  但这些钱应能给冰岛货币和一个四面楚歌的民族注入一些急需的信心。
• 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。
• The deal meant more to Yahoo and its embattled management team than Google.
  相对于谷歌，这项合作对雅虎及其饱受指责的管理层来说要重要得多。
• New scandals have hit the embattled party.
  这个四面楚歌的政党又出现了新的丑闻。
• 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。