rallying cry

英 [ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ]

美 [ˈræliɪŋ kraɪ]

n.  (团结众人的)战斗口号，信念

牛津词典

noun

• （团结众人的）战斗口号，信念
  a phrase or an idea that is used to encourage people to support sb/sth

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 战斗口号
  Arallying cryorrallying callis something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
  1. ...an issue that is fast becoming a rallying cry for many Democrats: national health care.
     很快成为许多民主党人战斗口号的议题：全国医疗保健

英英释义

noun

• a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
  Synonym:war crywar whoopbattle cry
• a slogan used to rally support for a cause
  1. a cry to arms
  2. our watchword will be `democracy'
  Synonym:war crybattle crycrywatchword

双语例句

• Not long after, a rallying cry for retaliation emerged in Chinese online discussion groups, blogs and bulletin boards.
  不久，中国一些在线讨论区、博客和电子公告板开始号召实施报复。
• Stronger for longer was the rallying cry.
  愈久愈强是一句鼓舞士气的口号。
• Demanding a capital stake in a troubled company may seem like an odd thing to do at the height of the worst recession since the Second World War, but for German workers it is fast becoming a powerful rallying cry.
  在战后最严重的经济衰退达到顶峰之际，要求获得一家困境公司的部分资本股权看上去可能有些奇怪，但对于德国工人而言，这正迅速成为一句强有力的战斗口号。
• But entertainment industry executives have followed this rallying cry only reluctantly.
  但娱乐业的高管们非常不情愿响应这个号召。
• It's the new rallying cry of a beleaguered nation.
  这是一个陷入重重困境的国家新的集结号。
• So do not be surprised if See you in court becomes the environmentalist's new rallying cry.
  所以，当听到环保人士以「法庭见」做为最新抗争口号，请别惊讶。
• In England, France, and the United States, the pursuit of happiness became the rallying cry of change.
  在英国、法国和美国，对幸福的追求成为变革的振奋人心的呐喊。
• Such an abstract rallying cry, however, could only be effective when it was rooted in a definite material program.
  提出了一般性的号召，还必须有具体的纲领，才能有实现的可能。
• Taking on the rude behavior that has become a point of pride for some, Talk to the Hand is a rallying cry for courtesy.
  有些人甚至以举止粗鲁为傲，通过《与手说话》一书，作者希望能呼吁世人重拾礼仪。
• From the early days of popular use of the Internet, the rallying cry was that cyberspace was the new frontier, subject to no law.
  互联网自普及之初便喊出了一个响亮的口号：网络空间是不受任何法律制约的新疆域。