crusade

mücadele, kampanya

Yanlış görülen bir şeyi değiştirmek veya önemli bir hedefe ulaşmak için yürütülen kararlı toplu çaba.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A determined effort by people to change something they believe is wrong or achieve an important goal.

• He launched a crusade against litter.
• The newspaper supported her crusade for justice.
• Their public health crusade reached thousands of families.

Nasıl kullanılır: crusade against something (She led a crusade against workplace bullying.); crusade for something (Their crusade for cleaner rivers gained support.)

Eş anlamlılar: campaign, movement

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: crusade against something, crusade for something, launch a crusade

haçlı seferi

Hristiyan Kilisesinin desteklediği, dinî amaçlarla yapılan savaş.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A war supported by the Christian Church and fought for religious aims.

• The king joined a crusade.
• Several crusades were fought over control of Jerusalem.
• The pope called for a new crusade.

Eş anlamlılar: holy war

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: medieval crusade, join a crusade, lead a crusade

mücadele etmek, kampanya yürütmek

Güçlü biçimde inandığı bir amaç için açıkça ve büyük çabayla mücadele etmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To work hard and publicly for a cause you strongly believe in.

• She crusades against animal cruelty.
• They crusaded for safer working conditions.
• He spent decades crusading against unfair laws.

Nasıl kullanılır: crusade against something (The journalist crusaded against corruption.); crusade for something (They crusade for equal access to education.)

Eş anlamlılar: campaign, fight

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: crusade against something, crusade for something

haçlı seferine katılmak

Hristiyan Kilisesinin desteklediği dinî amaçlı bir savaşa katılmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To take part in a war supported by the Christian Church for religious aims.

• The knights prepared to crusade.
• He crusaded in the East as a young man.
• Many nobles left their estates to crusade abroad.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: crusade abroad, crusade in something