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crusade 音標拼音: [krus'ed] n. 改革運動,十字軍東侵
vi. 干改革運動,加入十字軍,開戰 改革運動,十字軍東侵幹改革運動,加入十字軍,開戰 crusade n 1: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; " he supported populist campaigns"; " they worked in the cause of world peace"; " the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; " the movement to end slavery"; " contributed to the war effort" [ synonym: { campaign}, { cause}, { crusade}, { drive}, { movement}, { effort}] 2: 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 v 1: 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; " The liberal party pushed for reforms"; " She is crusading for women' s rights"; " The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [ synonym: { crusade}, { fight}, { press}, { campaign}, { push}, { agitate}] 2: go on a crusade; fight a holy warCrusade \ Cru* sade"\ ( kr?- s? d"), n. [ F. croisade, fr. Pr. crozada, or Sp cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb signifying to take the cross, mark one' s self with a cross, fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly fr. Pr. Cf. { Croisade}, { Crosado}, and see { Cross}.] 1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a crusade against intemperance. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A Portuguese coin. See { Crusado}. [ 1913 Webster]
Crusade \ Cru* sade"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Crusaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Crusading}.] To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot- headed manner. " Cease crusading against sense." -- M. Green. [ 1913 Webster] 22 Moby Thesaurus words for " crusade": activity, battle, campaign, cause, commitment, drive, expedition, faith, fight, great cause, holy war, interest, issue, jehad, jihad, lifework, lobby, mass movement, movement, principle, reason for being, war
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