embattled 英 [ɪmˈbætld] 　 美 [ɛmˈbætld]

embattled

embattled　 英 [ɪmˈbætld] 美 [ɛmˈbætld]

adj. 严阵以待的；被敌人围困的；心烦意乱的；边缘呈雉形的　 v. 列阵；筑垒于（embattle的过去式和过去分词）　

After stepping down this summer as the head of the EPA, the embattled Christine Todd Whitman is once again in the hot seat.　作为美国环保署署长的克里斯蒂娜·托德·惠特曼今年夏天辞职以后，受到抨击的她又一次麻烦缠身。

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  • adj. 严阵以待的；被敌人围困的；心烦意乱的；边缘呈雉形的
  • v. 列阵；筑垒于（embattle的过去式和过去分词）

  • 1. After stepping down this summer as the head of the EPA, the embattled Christine Todd Whitman is once again in the hot seat.

    作为美国环保署署长的克里斯蒂娜·托德·惠特曼今年夏天辞职以后，受到抨击的她又一次麻烦缠身。

  • embattled (adj.) "under attack," by 1882; earlier and more etymologically it meant "prepared to fight" (late 15c.), and (of structures) "fitted with battlements" (late 14c.); past-participle adjective from embattle (v.).
em·bat·tled / ɪmˈbætld ; NAmE ɪmˈbætld / adjective 1 surrounded by problems and difficulties 被困扰的；处境艰难的；危机四伏的 ◆ the embattled party leader 处境艰难的党的领导人 2 (of an army, a city, etc. 军队、城市等 ) involved in war; surrounded by the enemy 卷入战争的；被敌人包围的 em·bat·tled / ɪmˈbætld ; NAmE ɪmˈbætld /
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