crusade

crusade /kru:'seid/
  • danh từ
    • (sử học) cuộc viễn chinh chữ thập (ở Châu âu)
    • chiến dịch; cuộc vận động lớn
      • a crusade in favour of birth-control: cuộc vận động sinh đẻ có kế hoạch

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crusade

Từ điển Collocation

crusade noun

ADJ. great | moral, personal

VERB + CRUSADE embark on, launch, mount The charity tonight launched its great crusade against homelessness. | be engaged in, carry out, conduct, join She seems to be carrying out a personal crusade to stop this building work. | lead

PREP. on a ~ He is on a crusade to take the church to the people. | ~ against urging parents to join a crusade against crime | ~ for For 23 years he led a crusade for peace.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; campaign, cause, drive, movement, effort

    he supported populist campaigns

    they worked in the cause of world peace

    the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant

    the movement to end slavery

    contributed to the war effort

  • any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; Crusade

    v.

  • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; fight, press, campaign, push, agitate

    The liberal party pushed for reforms

    She is crusading for women's rights

    The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate

  • go on a crusade; fight a holy war

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

crusades|crusaded|crusading
syn.: campaign cause drive movement