Campaign

[kæm'peɪn] or [kæm'pen]

解释:

(noun.) an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa).

(noun.) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; 'he supported populist campaigns'; 'they worked in the cause of world peace'; 'the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant'; 'the movement to end slavery'; 'contributed to the war effort'.

(noun.) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints).

(verb.) go on a campaign; go off to war.

(verb.) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; 'Who's running for treasurer this year?'.

手打:利--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

(n.) A connected series of military operations forming a distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army keeps the field.

(n.) Political operations preceding an election; a canvass.

(n.) The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.

(v. i.) To serve in a campaign.

编辑:奥斯本

解释:

n. a large open field or plain: the time during which an army keeps the field: an excursion into the country: an organised series of operations in the advocacy of a political or social cause.—v.i. to serve in a campaign.—ns. Campagn′a once equivalent to champaign now used only of the Campagna an undulating mostly uncultivated and unhealthy plain around Rome; Campaign′er one who has served in several campaigns.

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