a holy war undertaken by Muslims against unbelievers (伊斯兰教)护教圣战,圣战 ■(informal)a single-minded or obsessive campaign (非正式)背水一战 the quest for greater sales became a jihad. 扩大销售量成了一场殊死之战。 ■(greater jihad)(Islam)the spiritual struggle within oneself against sin (伊斯兰教)对罪孽的自我反省
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from Arabic jihād, literally 'effort', expressing, in Muslim thought, struggle on behalf of God and Islam