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

• 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。
• The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan refused to step down yesterday after fleeing his capital, even as the opposition formed an interim government and said they had taken control of the country.
  遭到围困的吉尔吉斯斯坦总统巴基耶夫（kurmanbekbakiyev）逃离首都后，昨日表示拒绝下台，尽管反对派组建了临时政府，并宣布已经控制了全国。
• 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。
• 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。
• But embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a divided parliament where opposition parties can block legislation and it is not clear whether such hikes can be implemented.
  但受到围攻的日本首相菅直人面对的是分裂的国会，反对党可以在国会上阻止立法的通过，因此，这些提税是否能够得到执行还不明确。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was a major victory for the embattled software maker.
  这对陷入垄断案的微软公司来说是一个重大胜利。