
英:/'ɪmˈbætld/ 美:/'ɪmˈbætld/
比较级:more embattled 最高级:most embattled
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adj. 严阵以待的;被敌人围困的;心烦意乱的;边缘呈雉形的
v. 列阵;筑垒于(embattle的过去式和过去分词)
The embattled teacher was worried about his students' grades.
焦头烂额的老师为学生们的成绩操碎了心。
The embattled city walls are well maintained.
这些有城垛的城墙被维护得十分完好。
The embattled sol***rs were ready for battle.
严阵以待的士兵已经做好了战斗的准备。
The Trump White House embattled by Russian investigation and senior officials leaving.
特朗普的白宫团队因“通俄”调查和高级官员离职陷入困境。
The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own sol***rs.
这位焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近说他被自己的士兵扣留当人质的说法。
Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
双方都表示想设法为处于战乱中的岛屿北部和东部找到政治解决方案。
The two boys were sworn friends all the week, and embattled enemies on Saturdays.
这两个孩子一星期都是莫逆之交,一到星期六就成了死对头。
Tallinn's unknown sol***r, still embattled.
塔林的无名英雄,仍是四周受敌。
Some wondered whether the embattled firm would go the way of those two investments.
有人怀疑这家四面楚歌的公司会步那两家公司的后尘。
adj.|distraught;严阵以待的;被敌人围困的;心烦意乱的;边缘呈雉形的
"embattled" 是形容词,主要有两层含义。在建筑学语境中,该词描述"带有防御性垛墙的结构",特指中世纪城堡或军事工事顶部凹凸交替的矮墙设计。这种建筑特征最早见于14世纪,牛津英语词典(Oxford English Dictionary)指出其词源来自古法语"embatailler",意为"准备战斗"。
在现代用法中,"embattled" 多用于比喻义,描述"处于困境或争议中的个人或组织"。剑桥词典(Cambridge Dictionary)将其定义为"经历重大困难或遭受强烈批评",如"embattled CEO facing shareholder lawsuits"(面临股东诉讼的困境CEO)。韦氏词典(Merriam-Webster)补充说明该词常出现在政治和商业报道中,指代"因丑闻、财政危机或公众舆论压力而处境艰难的主体"。
英国国家语料库(British National Corpus)的语用分析显示,该词在新闻语境的出现频率比文学语境高87%,多用于描述政府机构(38%)、企业(29%)和公众人物(22%)三类主体。典型搭配包括"embattled regime"(困境政权)、"embattled coalition"(困境联盟)等军事隐喻延伸用法。
单词embattled 主要有以下两层含义:
若需进一步了解具体语境中的用法,可结合例句或实际语料加深理解。
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