英语词汇“crusade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

noun | verb

crusadecrusade1 /kruˈseɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYcrusade¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French croisade and Spanish cruzada, both from Latin crux; ➔ CROSS²

1a determined attempt to change something, because you think you are morally right: crusade to/for a crusade for gun controlcrusade against He led a successful crusade against a major tobacco company.2the Crusades a series of wars fought in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries by Christian armies trying to take Palestine from the Muslims

noun | verb

crusadecrusade2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

crusade

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	crusade
	he, she, it	crusades
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	crusaded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have crusaded
	he, she, it	has crusaded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had crusaded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will crusade
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have crusaded

Continuous Form
Present	I	am crusading
	he, she, it	is crusading
	you, we, they	are crusading
Past	I, he, she, it	was crusading
	you, we, they	were crusading
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been crusading
	he, she, it	has been crusading
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been crusading
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be crusading
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been crusading

to take part in a crusade: crusade against/for The new mayor is actively crusading against drugs and gangs.—crusader noun [countable]