Word · Frequency #7819
crusades
运动；斗争
crusades is the plural of crusade.
核心释义
A determined effort to achieve something that is considered worthwhile.
- 1.
由教会发起并祝福的任何战争,(尤其是)教皇批准的针对异教徒或异端的军事行动
Any war instigated and blessed by the Church for alleged religious ends, (especially) papal-sanctioned military campaigns against infidels or heretics.
- 2.
11至13世纪基督教势力发起的一系列宗教战争,主要目的是从穆斯林和犹太人手中夺取圣地
Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims and Jews who inhabited it.
- 3.
为某个据称有价值的事业而进行的宏大、协同的努力
A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
宗教战争；十字军东征；由教会发起并祝福的任何战争,(尤其是)教皇批准的针对异教徒或异端的军事行动；11至13世纪基督教势力发起的一系列宗教战争,主要目的是从穆斯林和犹太人手中夺取圣地；为某个据称有价值的事业而进行的宏大、协同的努力；改革运动
用法In use
She joined a crusade to reduce plastic waste in her community.
用法提示：crusade 作名词，表示“改革运动”，指有组织的长期活动。
The organization launched a crusade against illiteracy in rural areas.
用法提示：crusade 作名词，意为“改革运动”，强调为消除文盲而进行的长期斗争。
He has been on a crusade for better public transportation for years.
用法提示：crusade 作名词，与介词短语连用，表示“致力于某项改革运动”。
a crusade against sth
against 后接所反对或打击的对象。
The mayor led a crusade against corruption in the city government.
市长领导了一场打击市政府腐败的运动。
a crusade for sth
for 后接所争取的目标或事业。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- launch a crusade
- 发起一场改革运动
- The organization launched a crusade against poverty.该组织发起了一场反对贫困的运动。
- crusade against
- 反对……的运动
- They started a crusade against corruption.他们开始了一场反腐败的运动。
- crusade for
- 争取……的运动
- She led a crusade for equal rights.她领导了一场争取平等权利的运动。
- join a crusade
- 加入一项运动
- Many young people joined the crusade for environmental protection.许多年轻人加入了环保运动。
- moral crusade
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象十字军挥舞十字架奔走呼吁，为理想而战——'crusade'即一场正义的改革运动。
语境与语域Context & Register
多用于正式或历史语境指十字军东征，也常用于社会或政治语境指改革运动。语域视具体含义而定：历史义较正式，引申义较中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与against或for连用表示反对或支持某事的运动。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'parade', 'brigade', and 'invade' end with /eɪd/ and rhyme with 'crusade'. 'Masquerade' and 'blockade' share the spelling ending '-ade' but differ in the initial consonant of the final syllable (e.g., /reɪd/ and /keɪd/ vs /seɪd/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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