embattled

• 形容个人、群体或事物深陷冲突、斗争或困境，常暗示其正遭受攻击或被问题包围。

Describes a person, group, or thing that is involved in a conflict, struggle, or difficult situation, often implying being under attack or surrounded by problems.

1. Prepared for battleC1formal

   Ready or prepared to fight; involved in a conflict or difficult situation.

   严阵以待

   • The embattled soldiers stood firm against the enemy.
   • The embattled CEO faced criticism from the board.
   • The embattled nation struggled to maintain peace.

   同义词armedcombat-readyfightingfortifiedmilitantready

2. Having battlementsC2formal

   Having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement, often used in architecture.

   城垛状的

   • The castle walls were embattled with stone parapets.
   • The embattled tower stood as a relic of medieval times.
   • The architect designed an embattled roofline for the fortress.

   同义词battlementedcastellatedcrenelate

• 古语动词，意为使列阵备战或准备战斗；也指为冲突而加固或武装。

An archaic verb meaning to set in battle array or to prepare for battle; to fortify or arm for conflict.

1. Prepare for battleC2formal

   To prepare or arrange troops for battle; to fortify or set in battle array.

   备战

   • The general embattled his forces on the hill.
   • The castle was embattled against the approaching army.
   • They embattled the city walls with additional defenses.

   同义词arraydeployfortifymarshalmusterprepare

   反义词disarmpacify

2. Adorn with battlementsC2formal

   To furnish or provide with battlements (a parapet with indentations).

   加筑雉堞

   • The architect embattled the tower for a medieval look.
   • The old fortress was embattled with stone crenellations.
   • They embattled the roof to give it a defensive appearance.

   同义词crenelate