crusade2 verb [intransitiveI] RRCto take part in a crusade 加入十字军东征;为〔某一事业〕奋斗 SYN campaigncrusade against/for He continued to crusade for free education for all. 他为实现全民免费教育而继续奋斗。
—crusader noun [countableC]
crusade against/for• We have won the crusade for a balanced budget with tax relief.• In the civil war of 324 he had represented his military campaign as a crusade against a corrupt paganism.• In the crusade for civil rights, the federal government sets a uniform standard that overrides local prejudices.• They thought that he would launch a crusade against corruption and make heads roll before ordering elections.• He urged parents and churches to join a crusade against crime.• That's Crusade against Cruelty, tomorrow, at six twenty five.• They see the United States as fighting a proxy counterinsurgency war disguised as a crusade against drugs.• Money solved that problem, as it was to solve many others to come in the crusade against polio.