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embattle

/em-bat-l/US // ɛmˈbæt l //UK // (ɪmˈbætəl) //

拥抱,栓子,栓柱,嵌入

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    em·bat·tled, em·bat·tling.

    • : to arrange in order of battle; prepare for battle; arm.
    • : to fortify.

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Examples

  • SANTA ANA, California—In March 2019, after Michael Avenatti’s millions in debt had already made headlines, the embattled celebrity lawyer paid a visit to Geoffrey Johnson, a client he hadn’t seen in a while.

  • With Belarus isolated by West, Putin embraces embattled Lukashenko For Belarus’s Lukashenko, Russia has been a lifeline for decades.

  • His organization, Khalsa Aid, led humanitarian support to the embattled Yezidi in 2015, to Rohingya refugees in 2017, and to tsunami-stricken Indonesia in 2018.

  • On Monday, embattled Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made the decision to upend his cabinet, replacing six ministers.

  • Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency for the first time in more than half a century, suspending parliament in a move that allows embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over.

  • Against her Napoleon now prepared to embattle the might of his vast Empire.

  • And Douglas found the forces that were to embattle him drawing up in line.

  • The officers had been unable to make them embattle the walls.