rallying cry

noun

1. （团结众人的）战斗口号，信念
   a phrase or an idea that is used to encourage people to support sb/sth

1. N-COUNT 战斗口号
   A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
   1. ...an issue that is fast becoming a rallying cry for many Democrats: national health care.
      很快成为许多民主党人战斗口号的议题：全国医疗保健

1. Lean in, her book on women and leadership, has become a rallying cry for a generation of ambitious women attempting to balance the constantly shifting demands of parenting and building a career.
   她撰写的关于女性和领导力的著作《向前一步》（LeanIn）俨然已经成为一代女性的战斗口号，这些雄心勃勃的女性试图平衡养育子女和构筑个人事业之间不断变化的要求。
2. If Ethiopian troops remain, however, their presence will continue to be a major grievance and rallying cry for the insurgency.
   如果埃塞俄比亚军队仍然留在都市中心，叛乱力量会继续以外国驻军为主要声讨内容，继续以此聚集力量。
3. Taking on the rude behavior that has become a point of pride for some, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy.
   有些人甚至以举止粗鲁为傲，通过《与手说话》一书，作者希望能呼吁世人重拾礼仪。
4. To some, it is simply an amorphous rallying cry, rather than an attempt to achieve real change on the ground.
   对一些人而言，这只是一个空洞的口号，而不是要努力实现真正的变化。
5. It is the heartbeat, the very DNA of this organisation and a rallying cry for the athletes to come to the UK to perform at their very best and inspire the world.
   这蕴含着我们这一团体的情感，也是核心要素，同时也是运动员们的战斗口号，我们邀请他们来英国表现出最好的一面，激励全世界。
6. A former break-dancer, she is one of the flag-bearers of Norway's artistic ascendance: Her inclusion in the 'ILLUMInations' exhibition at the 2011 Venice Biennale was a rallying cry for every art student in Oslo.
   她曾是霹雳舞者，也是挪威艺术圈的旗手：她参加了2011年的威尼斯双年展ILLUMInation，而这个展览撩动了奥斯陆每个艺术生的心弦。
7. So do not be surprised if See you in court becomes the environmentalist's new rallying cry.
   所以，当听到环保人士以「法庭见」做为最新抗争口号，请别惊讶。
8. But entertainment industry executives have followed this rallying cry only reluctantly.
   但娱乐业的高管们非常不情愿响应这个号召。
9. Slogan or rallying cry of a group of people fighting for the same cause
   （为共同事业而斗争的人们所用的）标语或口号
10. It's the new rallying cry of a beleaguered nation.
    这是一个陷入重重困境的国家新的集结号。
11. Such an abstract rallying cry, however, could only be effective when it was rooted in a definite material program.
    提出了一般性的号召，还必须有具体的纲领，才能有实现的可能。
12. Sometimes the rallying cry is 'Save the Tomb of Christ from the Heathen!'
    有时喊的口号是'把基督的坟墓从异教徒手中夺回来！
13. Is a perennial rallying cry, but free markets!
    是一个持久不衰的战斗口号，而自由市场！
14. Demanding a capital stake in a troubled company may seem like an odd thing to do at the height of the worst recession since the Second World War, but for German workers it is fast becoming a powerful rallying cry.
    在战后最严重的经济衰退达到顶峰之际，要求获得一家困境公司的部分资本股权看上去可能有些奇怪，但对于德国工人而言，这正迅速成为一句强有力的战斗口号。
15. From the early days of popular use of the Internet, the rallying cry was that cyberspace was the new frontier, subject to no law.
    互联网自普及之初便喊出了一个响亮的口号：网络空间是不受任何法律制约的新疆域。
16. In England, France, and the United States, the pursuit of happiness became the rallying cry of change.
    在英国、法国和美国，对幸福的追求成为变革的振奋人心的呐喊。
17. Based on this true story? V The Alamo depicts what would become a legendary rallying cry for independence* and a heroic fight for freedom!
    《围城十三日》由真人真事改编，是美国其中一场迈向独立、追求自由的正义战役！
18. Not long after, a rallying cry for retaliation emerged in Chinese online discussion groups, blogs and bulletin boards.
    不久，中国一些在线讨论区、博客和电子公告板开始号召实施报复。
19. Given his skills and style, it is not surprising that he made unshakeable facts the rallying cry of his organization.
    鉴于他的才能和风格，他把确凿的事实作为公司激励人心的口号是不足为奇的。
20. Stronger for longer was the rallying cry.
    愈久愈强是一句鼓舞士气的口号。
21. As stocks soared higher, investors rushed to her rallying cry.
    随着股市飙升，投资者纷纷追随她的投资口号。
22. Cue an inspirational half-time team talk from the boss, a passionate rallying cry from the fans and the most amazing comeback of all time.
    鼓舞人心的线索半时间谈论球队的老板，一个充满激情的口号从球迷和最令人惊讶的卷土重来的所有时间。

noun

1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

   Synonym:    war crywar whoopbattle cry

2. a slogan used to rally support for a cause
   1. a cry to arms
   2. our watchword will be `democracy'

   Synonym:    war crybattle crycrywatchword