embattledKK [ɛmˋbætəld] /ɛmˈbætəld/發音形容詞1飽受批評的、處境艱難的、四面楚歌的The embattled mayor finally resigned after weeks of public pressure.這位飽受批評的市長在數週的民意壓力後終於辭職。2陷入戰火的、受圍攻的Aid workers struggled to reach the embattled city in the north.救援人員難以進入北部那座陷入戰火的城市。3嚴陣以待的、備戰的舊式The embattled troops waited behind the walls until dawn.嚴陣以待的部隊在城牆後方等到天亮。