embattled

embattled
adjective
  1. (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces
    (地方,人)严阵以待的,投入战斗的
    the embattled Yugoslavian republics.
    卷入战争的各南斯拉夫共和国。
    ■(of a person) beset by problems or difficulties
    (人)处境艰难,四面楚歌
    the worst may not be over for the embattled Chancellor.
    对于这位处境艰难的大臣来说,最糟糕的事情并没结束。
  2. (of a building or part of a building) having battlements
    (建筑物,建筑物某部分)围有雉堞的
    the church has a low embattled tower.
    教堂有一个围有雉堞的矮塔。
    ■[postpositive](Heraldry)divided or edged by a line of square notches like battlements in outline
    (纹章)边缘呈雉堞形的
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