crusade

1. N-COUNT A crusade is a long and determined attempt to achieve something for a cause that you feel strongly about. (長期而堅(jiān)定的) 努力奮斗

He made it his crusade to teach children to love books. 他把教育孩子熱愛書籍作為自己的奮斗目標(biāo)。

2. V-I If you crusade for a particular cause, you make a long and determined effort to achieve something for it. (為推進(jìn)某一事業(yè)而) 奮斗

...a newspaper that has crusaded against the country's cocaine traffickers. …一份致力于打擊本國可卡因走私犯的報(bào)紙。