embattled

[US]/ɪm'bætld/
[UK]/ɪm'bætld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (engaged in conflict with enemies or critics; under attack)
Word Forms
Past Tenseembattled

Example Sentences

the embattled Yugoslavian republics.

de belejrede jugoslaviske republikker.

embattled troops; an embattled city.

belejrede tropper; en belejret by.

an embattled legislative minority; an embattled governor.

et belejret lovgivende mindretal; en belejret guvernør.

the worst may not be over for the embattled Chancellor.

det værste er måske ikke overstået for den belejrede kansler.

the church has a low embattled tower.

kirken har et lavt, belejret tårn.

The country was sundered by civil war into two embattled states.

Landet blev splittet af borgerkrig i to belejrede stater.

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