"under attack," by 1882; earlier and more etymologically it meant "prepared to fight" (late 15c.), and (of structures) "fitted with battlements" (late 14c.); past participle adjective from embattle (v.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. the embattled party leader
處境艱難的黨的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
雙方都表示想努力為處于戰(zhàn)亂中的該島北部和東部地區(qū)尋求政治解決方案。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.