beleaguer

vt. 围, 围攻

发音

UK /bɪˈliː.ɡə/
其它
UK /bəˈliː.ɡə/
US /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/

词形变化

beleaguered beleaguering beleaguers 三单 beleaguers beleaguering 现在分词 beleaguered 过去式 beleaguered 过去分词

别名

beleagure

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To besiege; to surround with troops.

    围攻

    包围

  2. 2.

    To vex, harass, or beset.

    纠缠

    骚扰

  3. 3.

    To exhaust.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

bug tease surround badger pester circumvent besiege hem in

上位词 8

attack rag torment crucify dun frustrate assail bedevil

下位词 3

blockade ebb seal off

词源

Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair. Compare also German belagern, Danish belejre. The English spelling was perhaps influenced by unrelated league.

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