搜尋結果
crusade
- IPA[kro͞oˈsād]
美式
- each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries;a war instigated for alleged religious ends
- lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change
noun: Crusade, plural noun: Crusades
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries the fanaticism engendered by the Crusades in 1204 the armies of the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople
- ▪ a war instigated for alleged religious ends the Albigensian crusades 同義詞
- 2. a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change a crusade against crime 同義詞
動詞
- 1. lead or take part in a vigorous campaign for social, political, or religious change he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s