embattled

adj.

1. 被困扰的；处境艰难的；危机四伏的
   surrounded by problems and difficulties
   1. the embattled party leader
      处境艰难的党的领导人
2. 卷入战争的；被敌人包围的
   involved in war; surrounded by the enemy

1. ADJ-GRADED 处于困境的;危机四伏的;问题缠身的
   If you describe a person, group, or organization as embattled, you mean that they are having a lot of problems or difficulties.
   1. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
      焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近有关他被自己的士兵挟持为人质的说法。
2. ADJ . 卷入战争的;（尤指）被敌军包围的
   An embattled area is one that is involved in the fighting in a war, especially one that is surrounded by enemy forces
   1. Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
      双方都表示想努力为处于战乱中的该岛北部和东部地区寻求政治解决方案。

1. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
   焦头烂额的总统还否认了最近有关他被自己的士兵挟持为人质的说法。
2. Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
   双方都表示想努力为处于战乱中的该岛北部和东部地区寻求政治解决方案。
3. Investors have been unnerved for more than a year now about the future of the embattled euro zone.
   一年多来，投资者一直对深陷危机的欧元区前景忧心忡忡。
4. The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on.
   身陷腐败丑闻的以色列总理奥尔默特的处境可能越来越艰难了，但是他仍然没有退意。
5. The revelations will increase the pressure on embattled Terry, but this afternoon he faced down fresh calls to resign as England captain.
   这种关系给即将上场的特里带来了压力，但今天下午他在新的呼声下辞去了英格兰球队队长。
6. However, the prime minister gave his support to Chris Patten, the embattled chairman of the BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body.
   然而，首相将其支持给了彭定康，该公司的管理机构BBC信托会的主席。
7. Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news anchor whose credibility plummeted after he acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, was suspended for six months without pay, the network said Tuesday night.
   NBC电视台周二晚间表示，陷入争议的NBC新闻主播布莱恩·威廉姆斯（BrianWilliams）将被无薪停职六个月。威廉姆斯承认他夸大了自己在伊拉克一起直升机事故中的角色，因而其公信力一落千丈。
8. Their embattled army finally surrendered.
   他们那支被包围的部队最后投降了。
9. Some analysts have worried the agreement could implicitly sanction the Taliban's takeover of Swat, further expanding Taliban-held territory in Pakistan's embattled northwest.
   一些分析人士担心，这项协议将默许塔利班控制斯瓦特山谷，这会进一步扩大塔利班在巴基斯坦西北交战地区的控制范围。
10. Opel, the embattled German arm of general motors, is considering a similar plan.
    陷入困境的通用汽车（generalmotors）德国子公司欧宝（opel）正考虑采取类似的方案。
11. Libyan government TV broadcast images of Gadhafi supporters chanting and dancing as they waved posters of the embattled leader.
    利比亚政府电视广播的画面显示，卡扎菲的支持者挥舞着卡扎菲的海报呼喊舞蹈。
12. The deal meant more to Yahoo and its embattled management team than Google.
    相对于谷歌，这项合作对雅虎及其饱受指责的管理层来说要重要得多。
13. But the firebreak between Greece and the other embattled sovereigns of the euro zone is even more important.
    但更重要的考验是在希腊和其他水深火热的欧元区国家之间建立隔火带。
14. But embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces a divided parliament where opposition parties can block legislation and it is not clear whether such hikes can be implemented.
    但受到围攻的日本首相菅直人面对的是分裂的国会，反对党可以在国会上阻止立法的通过，因此，这些提税是否能够得到执行还不明确。
15. There are new calls for South Carolina's embattled Governor to quit.
    又有新的呼声要求南卡罗莱那州长辞职。
16. New scandals have hit the embattled party.
    这个四面楚歌的政党又出现了新的丑闻。
17. The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan refused to step down yesterday after fleeing his capital, even as the opposition formed an interim government and said they had taken control of the country.
    遭到围困的吉尔吉斯斯坦总统巴基耶夫（kurmanbekbakiyev）逃离首都后，昨日表示拒绝下台，尽管反对派组建了临时政府，并宣布已经控制了全国。
18. Communications were cut in the embattled area.
    在交战地区，交通被切断了。
19. He called on the nation to give the embattled president a chance.
    他号召国人给问题缠身的总统一个机会。
20. Strangely enough, I now feel a certain protective warmth towards the embattled eurocrats in their Brussels skyscrapers.
    令人倍感奇怪的是，我现在对布鲁塞尔摩天大楼里那些四面楚歌的欧盟官僚们怀有一定的关切之情。
21. He was asked to give a pep talk to England's soccer team for its World Cup qualifying match ( he politely declined) and to offer campaign tips to embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
    他（奥巴马）被聘请给行将加出世界杯预选赛的英国队做带动讲话（但他婉词谢绝了），并受邀给行将加入的英国首相戈登？布朗提供一些竞选的建议。
22. It was a major victory for the embattled software maker.
    这对陷入垄断案的微软公司来说是一个重大胜利。
23. There were signs the embattled company was turning its core divisions round.
    有迹象表明，这家困境中的公司正在重振其核心业务。
24. Little wonder that it made economic sense to embattled Afghan farmers.
    对危机四伏的阿富汗农民来说，很少有人会怀疑其经济意义。
25. And a dozen countries, from the United States to Australia, are subsidizing embattled automakers or car dealers.
    从美国到澳大利亚的十几个国家也在补贴四面楚歌的汽车制造商或汽车经销商。
26. Akio Toyoda, the embattled Toyota chief executive, has admitted that the company lost its way and sense of priorities in its rapid rise to the top, culminating in a massive vehicle recall and a loss of consumer trust.
    陷入困境的丰田（toyota）首席执行官丰田章男（akiotoyoda）承认，该公司在快速崛起至巅峰的过程中，迷失了方向和轻重缓急意识，最终导致大规模的汽车召回事件，并丧失了消费者的信任。
27. The new measures, announced by Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying in his first policy address since becoming leader of the city of 7m in July, are designed to bolster public support for his embattled tenure.
    这些新措施是香港行政长官梁振英（LeungChun-ying）在其自去年7月接掌这个700万人口城市以来的首份施政报告中宣布的，意在增强公众对其困境中的任期的支持。
28. But observers said the agreement was a face-saving compromise, providing the embattled Chinese negotiator with badly-needed support.
    但观察人士表示，该协议是为留存面子而作出的妥协，给处境艰难的中方谈判团提供了他们亟需的帮助。
29. Tony Hayward had become the embattled public face of BP and the Gulf oil disaster.
    托尼·海沃德已经成为BP石油公司和应对墨西哥湾漏油灾难的公共人物而腹背受敌。
30. But they should inject some much-needed confidence into the currency and into an embattled people.
    但这些钱应能给冰岛货币和一个四面楚歌的民族注入一些急需的信心。

adj

1. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
   1. a crenelated molding

   Synonym:    battlementedcastledcastellated

2. prepared for battle
   1. an embattled city