not as a call to battle, though embattled we are

不是号召我们去打仗，虽然我们是在战斗之中

The country was sundered by civil war into two embattled states.

国家被内战分裂为两个严阵以待的政府。

The void awaits surely all them that weave the wind: a menace, a disarming and a worsting from those embattled angels of the church, Michael’s host, who defend her ever in the hour of conflict with their lances and their shields

一切织风者最终必落得一场空。他们受到威胁，被缴械，被击败;在冲突中，来自教会的那些摆好阵势的使者们，米迦勒的万军，用长矛和盾牌永远保卫教会。

It was a major victory for the embattled software maker

这对陷入垄断案的微软公司来说是一个重大胜利。

The two boys were sworn friends all the weekdays, and embattled enemies on Saturdays

这两个朋友平日是莫逆之交，一到星期六就是对阵的敌人。

embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Sunday dismissed suggestions that he might resign as a way out of a ruling party feud that has sparked political chaos

周日有传言指出，四面楚歌的森喜朗有意辞职下台，以结束执政党的内斗。

||1:It is not just hedge funds that are flexing their shareholderly muscles. ||2:Pension funds are at it, too. On March 27th it was reported that Goldman Sachs had made peace with the pension fund of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), which had proposed a resolution to split the roles of chief executive and chairman, both of which are held by Lloyd Blankfein. ||3:The bank convinced AFSCME to withdraw its proposal by agreeing to appoint a "lead director" to keep Mr Blankfein in check. ||4:The union has made similar proposals at several firms, including JPMorgan Chase, whose boss AFSCME’s president calls the "most dangerous man in America".||5: Rupert Murdoch, the embattled chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, will face a motion that he surrender his chairmanship to someone independent.

||1: 不仅仅是对冲基金显示了他们的股东权力。||2:养老基金同样如此。在3月27号，据报道，高盛投资公司与美国养老基金会以及美国工会达成协议，工会在为分离首席执行官与董事会提出了解决方案，而此前两个职位都是由贝兰克梵担任的。||3:高盛银行同意任命一个首席董事以限制贝兰克梵，以此说服美国工会会撤销它的方案。||4:该联合会在几间公司都采用了类似的方法，包括JP摩根大通—美国工会主席称他们的老板为美国最危险的男人。||5:　鲁伯特.默多克，一个新闻公司备受争议的董事会主席兼首席执行官，将面临一项移交他的主席身份给某个独立人的变动。

||1: Mr Hatch is not the only Republican grandee to have shifted nimbly rightward. ||2: Dick Lugar, a Republican senator from Indiana who is equally venerable (he and Mr Hatch joined the Senate on the same day) and even more embattled , is breathing an unaccustomed amount of fire these days. ||3: Even Olympia Snowe, a moderate Republican senator from Maine who recently declared herself so disgusted with the polarisation of Congress that she is not running for re-election this year, has been inching to the right since 2010.

||1:哈奇不是唯一一位向右急转弯的共和党大牌。||2:来自印第安纳的迪克-卢加最近也在鼓吹与其立场不符的保守政见。他江湖地位与哈奇平起平坐，同日就任，战况却更是四面楚歌。||3:就连缅因的温和派参议员奥林匹亚-斯诺也在2010年以后渐渐向右靠拢。她早前已经宣布由于受不了国会的两极分化而不会竞逐连任。

Their embattled national governments are seeing the merits in contracting out security.

各国政府都严阵以待，观察合同外包安保的优势。

Rupert Murdoch, the embattled chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, will face a motion that he surrender his chairmanship to someone independent.

鲁伯特.默多克，一个新闻公司备受争议的董事会主席兼首席执行官，将面临一项移交他的主席身份给某个独立人的变动。

Rupert Murdoch, the embattled chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, will face a motion that he surrender his chairmanship to someone independent.

新闻公司处境艰难的主席兼首席执行官鲁伯特?默多克将面对交出他的主席身份给独立人士的意向。

Tensions escalated on March 4 as forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi used tear gas against protesters in Tripoli.

3月4日，当忠于被反抗的利比亚领导人穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲的卫队在利比亚首都的黎波里向抗议者使用催泪弹时，引起紧张局面的进一步升级。

Obama argues that the withdrawal of U. S. forces from combat opens a new chapter in America’s relationship with that embattled nation.

奥巴马辩解道，美军从伊拉克撤军掀开了美伊关系的新篇章。

This nurtured hopes that banks would relend some of these fresh funds to the continent’s embattled periphery.

此举曾令人希望，各银行将把一部分新资金转借给困境中的欧元区外围国家。

But observers said the agreement was a face-saving compromise, providing the embattled Chinese negotiator with badly-needed support.

但观察人士表示，该协议是为留存面子而作出的妥协，给处境艰难的中方谈判团提供了他们亟需的帮助。

But some critics think the embattled bank chief is being overly optimistic.

但是一些批评的声音认为这位踌躇满志的CEO过于乐观了。

But the embattled oil giant also pointed the finger at other companies, including Transocean and Halliburton.

但是这位四面楚歌的石油巨头还是热衷于将责任推卸给其他公司，包括Transocean和Halliburton。

But they should inject some much-needed confidence into the currency and into an embattled people.

但这些钱应能给冰岛货币和一个四面楚歌的民族注入一些急需的信心。

Unusually for a Japanese politician, Naoto Kan, the embattled prime minister, has even caught the national mood.

对于日本政治家菅直人来说不寻常的是，严阵以待的首相让全国接受节电理念。

That was not the only good news for the embattled prime minister.

对于陷入苦战的总理而言，这还不是唯一的好消息。

the church has a low embattled tower.

教堂有一个围有雉堞的矮塔。

Georgia recently marked two important milestones in its development as a small, embattled democracy in a tough neighborhood.

尽管强邻虎伺，格鲁吉亚在其发展道路上矗立了两块重要的里程碑标榜民主星火。

Decisiveness is not a virtue of the embattled Mr Singh.

决断力不是焦头烂额的辛格总理的优势。

The revelation that BofA needs about $35bn in extra capital will increase pressure on Ken Lewis, its embattled chief executive.

美国银行还需要大约350亿美元额外资本金的消息，将增大身陷困境的首席执行官肯·刘易斯（KenLewis）的压力。

The US military has war-gamed a horrifying scenario in which an embattled North Korea launches a nuclear weapon which strikes Tokyo.

美军曾经模拟推演过一种很可怕的战况：严阵以待的朝鲜以东京为打击目标发射了核武器。

Jacqui Smith, the embattled home secretary, also confirmed yesterday that she would leave the government in the reshuffle.

内政大臣雅基•史密斯（JacquiSmith）昨日也证实将在重组中离开政府。

The European Central Bank (ECB) rejects the idea of acting as a lender of last resort to embattled , but solvent, governments.

欧洲央行（ECB）同样否决了成为最后出资人的可能，拒绝向那些有偿付能力的受困成员国政府伸出援手。

Reuters, however, quoted a Venezuelan source who dismissed reports that Libya’s embattled leader was en-route to the Latin American nation.

然而，路透社援引一位委内瑞拉消息人士的话称，困境中的利比亚领导人并未动身前往委内瑞拉。

A stronger yuan would also increase the purchasing power of the Chinese, which would help re inflate embattled global economies.

人民币升值还将提高中国人的购买力，这将重振陷入困境的全球经济。

The embattled company intends to sell up to $30 billion of assets to settle its bills.

身处困境的英国石油公司打算出售300亿美元的资产去偿还债务。

embattled moulding

n.锯齿形线饰

embattled parapet wall

n.锯齿形胸墙

embattled bridge parapet

n.锯齿形桥栏