battle cry
battle cry — 名詞
1. a loud shout that soldiers make as they go into a fight, to give themselves cour
戰吼；吶喊
士兵衝鋒時為壯膽、嚇敵發出的喊聲
a loud shout that soldiers make as they go into a fight, to give themselves courage and to scare the enemy.
The soldiers let out a fierce battle cry as they charged up the hill.
士兵們衝上山坡時發出兇猛的戰吼。
let out a battle cry as [event]
Adina heard the enemy's battle cry echo across the misty valley before dawn.
天亮前，Adina 聽見敵人的戰吼在霧氣瀰漫的山谷間迴盪。
A single battle cry rose from the trenches and a thousand voices joined it.
一聲戰吼從戰壕中響起，上千個聲音隨之加入。
battle cry rose from [place]
The old warrior taught the young men the clan's ancient battle cry.
那位老戰士把家族古老的戰吼傳授給年輕人。
With a thunderous battle cry, the horsemen rode straight at the castle gates.
騎兵發出震天的戰吼，直直衝向城堡大門。
with a battle cry, [subject] [action]
- fierce battle cry
- let out a battle cry
- ancient battle cry
- war cry
near-synonym; equally common for the literal combat shout
- rallying cry
leans toward the figurative meaning of sense 2
文法句型
raise / let out a battle cry
用法筆記
Typically the object of verbs like 'let out', 'raise', 'give', or 'sound'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is a literal shout in physical combat, not a slogan for a cause.
2. a short phrase or slogan that people repeat to win backing for what they believe
口號；號召
為號召支持、鼓動行動而反覆喊的口號
a short phrase or slogan that people repeat to win backing for what they believe in and to push others into action.
"Equal pay now" became the battle cry of the striking factory workers.
「現在就要同工同酬」成了罷工廠工的行動口號。
X became the battle cry of [group]
Niran printed the campaign's battle cry on hundreds of bright orange posters.
Niran 把這次活動的口號印在數百張亮橘色海報上。
Cheaper rent for students was the battle cry at every meeting that spring.
那年春天，每場集會的口號都是「降低學生租金」。
[phrase] was the battle cry at [event]
The mayor turned a simple promise into a battle cry for the whole city.
市長把一個簡單的承諾變成了整座城市的行動號召。
"Clean water for all" is the battle cry uniting villages along the river.
「人人有乾淨水喝」是凝聚河岸各村莊的行動口號。
battle cry uniting [group]
- the battle cry of
- rallying battle cry
- campaign's battle cry
- rallying cry
almost interchangeable for this figurative sense
- slogan
neutral; lacks the emotional, mobilising force of battle cry
- watchword
more formal; a guiding phrase rather than a mobilising shout
文法句型
the battle cry of [a movement]
用法筆記
Often appears as 'the battle cry of [a movement/campaign]' and is followed by, or stands for, a short quoted phrase. Distinguish from sense 1: here no fighting happens, the 'cry' is a repeated slogan rather than a shout.
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常見搭配
常用片語
- let out a battle cry
- raise a battle cry
- the battle cry of a movement
介系詞搭配
- battle cry of
- with a battle cry