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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the firebreak between Greece and the other embattled sovereigns of the euro zone is even more important.
  但更重要的考验是在希腊和其他水深火热的欧元区国家之间建立隔火带。
• Communications were cut in the embattled area.
  在交战地区，交通被切断了。
• New scandals have hit the embattled party.
  这个四面楚歌的政党又出现了新的丑闻。
• Akio Toyoda, the embattled Toyota chief executive, has admitted that the company lost its way and sense of priorities in its rapid rise to the top, culminating in a massive vehicle recall and a loss of consumer trust.
  陷入困境的丰田（toyota）首席执行官丰田章男（akiotoyoda）承认，该公司在快速崛起至巅峰的过程中，迷失了方向和轻重缓急意识，最终导致大规模的汽车召回事件，并丧失了消费者的信任。
• 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。
• 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。