/kru:ˈseɪd ||; kruˈsed/noun[C] 1 a fight for sth that you believe to be good or against sth that you believe to be bad (为争取好的或反对坏的事物的)运动,斗争,抗争: Mr Khan is leading a crusade against drugs in his neighbourhood. 卡恩先生正在自己的街坊领导一场打击毒品的运动。
2 Crusade one of the wars fought in Palestine by European Christians against Muslims in the Middle Ages 十字军东征
➔crusader noun [C]