embattled

/ɛmˈbætl̩d/· adjective

政治/外交/军事C1

embattled
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Chinese meaning

陷xiàn入rù困kùn境jìng的de;四sì面miàn楚chǔ歌gē的de

身shēn陷xiàn困kùn境jìng,四sì面miàn受shòu敌dí

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内nèi塔tǎ尼ní亚yà胡hú因yīn与yǔ特tè朗lǎng普pǔ关guān系xì恶è化huà而ér处chǔ境jìng艰jiān难nán

Example

Netanyahu is up for reelection, embattled in part due to his deteriorating relationship with Trump.

内nèi塔tǎ尼ní亚yà胡hú即jí将jiāng迎yíng来lái连lián任rèn选xuǎn举jǔ,部bù分fèn原yuán因yīn正zhèng是shì他tā与yǔ特tè朗lǎng普pǔ关guān系xì恶è化huà,使shǐ他tā处chǔ境jìng艰jiān难nán。

Source: NPR · 28 Jul 2026

Background ✎

内nèi塔tǎ尼ní亚yà胡hú将jiāng与yǔ特tè朗lǎng普pǔ会huì面miàn,双shuāng方fāng都dōu面miàn临lín国guó内nèi压yā力lì——内nèi塔tǎ尼ní亚yà胡hú要yào应yìng对duì选xuǎn举jǔ,特tè朗lǎng普pǔ则zé被bèi要yāo求qiú结jié束shù一yī场cháng不bù受shòu欢huān迎yíng的de战zhàn争zhēng。

Roots · etymology

源自 embattle(列阵备战)+ -ed

  • em-(使…,动词化前缀)+ battle(战斗)+ -ed

Collocations

  • embattled leader / embattled president / embattled position

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