crusade
Definitions
A vigorous, sustained campaign for a cause one believes to be just
（为正义事业的）运动，斗争
(often Crusade) A medieval Christian military expedition to recover the Holy Land
（常大写 Crusade）十字军东征
To campaign vigorously for (or against) something
（为某事）发起运动；斗争
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old French croisade: crois (cross) + -ade (action). Literally a war 'marked with the cross' — medieval soldiers sewed a cross on their tunics and 'took the cross' before marching to the Holy Land. When those religious wars ended, the word kept its emotional core — a passionate, righteous campaign — and went secular: a crusade against corruption.
Root cruc still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.launch a crusade发起运动
- 2.lead a crusade领导运动
- 3.a moral crusade道德运动
- 4.a crusade against反对……的运动
- 5.a crusade for争取……的运动
- 6.a personal crusade个人事业/十字军
Example Sentences
- 1.
She has led a lifelong crusade against animal cruelty.
- 2.
The newspaper launched a crusade for cleaner air.
- 3.
He crusaded tirelessly for prison reform.
- 4.
The First Crusade set out for Jerusalem in 1096.
Synonym Comparison
- crusade — a passionate, morally charged campaign, often long-running
- campaign — neutral, organized effort toward a goal (political, marketing, military)
- movement — a broad collective trend, larger and more diffuse than a crusade
- cause — the goal itself, not the activity (fight for a cause)