embattled
英[ɪm'bætld]
美[ɪm'bætld]
- 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）
英英释意
- 1. beset with attackers or controversy or conflict;
- "embattled troops"
- "an embattled governor"
- 2. prepared for battle;
- "an embattled city"
- 3. having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement;
- "a crenelated molding"