crusading
crusading — noun
1. a group of religious military actions that European Christian armies carried out
a group of religious military actions that European Christian armies carried out during medieval times to try to seize the Holy Land from Muslim control
Professor Wei's medieval history seminar examined how the Crusades shifted the silk-and-spice trade between Europe and Asia.
Diego read that thousands of French and English knights left their villages to join the Crusades in the winter of 1147.
the Crusades (plural, historical proper noun)
The British Museum displayed iron broadswords and wooden shields from the Crusades in its 2023 exhibition.
Ama's high-school textbook described the Crusades as eight major wars driven by religious faith and European power struggles.
- holy war
broader term for any war fought for religious reasons, not specific to the medieval Crusades
- military expedition
formal term focusing on the armed journey aspect, used in academic writing
文法句型
the Crusades
a crusade
the crusades
用法筆記
The historical sense is typically capitalised (the Crusades) and used in the plural. Frequently modified by numbers (the First Crusade, the Third Crusade) to refer to specific campaigns.
常見錯誤
2. a determined effort that continues for a long time because the person leading it
a determined effort that continues for a long time because the person leading it cares deeply about the cause
Fatima started a crusade against plastic waste after the local beach became covered in trash.
Senator Elena Vasquez's crusade for fairer healthcare funding won support from over 2,000 families in three southern states.
crusade for [cause]
Kwame's personal crusade to bring clean water to his village attracted donations from around the world.
Sophie joined a crusade to save the old library when the city council announced its closure.
Noam published a book in 2022 about his mother's twenty-year crusade for girls' education in rural Kenyan villages.
文法句型
a crusade for [cause]
a crusade against [problem]
a personal crusade
用法筆記
When the cause is positive the pattern is a crusade for [something]; when opposing something use a crusade against [something]. A crusade to [verb] is common with both positive and negative causes. The word suggests strong personal commitment, not just casual support.
常見錯誤
crusading — verb
- crusadingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- crusadings3rd person singular
- crusadinging-ing form
- crusadingedpast simple
1. to work hard over a long period of time to achieve a goal that you feel is very
to work hard over a long period of time to achieve a goal that you feel is very important, especially one related to fairness or moral beliefs
Arun crusaded for nearly six years to get the Yamuna River cleaned up after the textile factory closed in 2019.
crusaded for [time period]
Reverend Deepa crusaded against child labor and helped send over a hundred children back to school.
crusaded against [social problem]
Indian journalist Rosa Nair crusaded for press freedom after the government shut down four independent newspapers in 2021.
Linh crusaded for better street lighting after the accident on that dark corner last winter.
Lukas crusaded against racial discrimination in housing for five years before Chicago passed the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
文法句型
crusade for [cause]
crusade against [problem]
用法筆記
Intransitive only — always followed by for (positive goal) or against (problem). Not used with a direct object: you crusade for something, not crusade something. The present participle crusading is often used as an adjective before a noun (a crusading journalist, a crusading lawyer).