| 词组 | crusade |
| 释义 | crusade /kruːˈseɪd/ noun a determined attempt to change something because you think you are morally rightadjectivesa moral crusade She began a moral crusade against sex and violence on television.a national/nationwide crusade The president launched a national crusade to raise standards in schools.a personal crusade (=a crusade that someone works hard for and is very interested in) The campaign to change the law has become something of a personal crusade for him.a one-man crusade He launched a one-man crusade to change the system.a great crusade People remember him for his great crusade against slavery.a religious crusade The movement for independence became something like a religious crusade.an ideological crusade especially disapproving (=a crusade in which you try to change people’s attitudes about something) She seems to be on an ideological crusade against liberalism.verbslaunch a crusade (=begin a crusade) The new mayor launched a crusade against corruption in the city.lead a crusade She led a crusade for democracy that resulted in free elections in 1988.join a crusade The doctor inspired hundreds of people to join his crusade to provide hospital care for poor youngsters.prepositionscrusade against sth He seems to be running a one-man crusade against cigarette smoking.crusade for sth She started her crusade for women’s voting rights in 1918.be on a crusade He has been on a crusade to improve automobile safety for over 30 years.The Crusades were originally wars fought by Christians against Muslims in the Middle Ages. |
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