beleaguered adj. 包围的;围困的
v. 围攻(beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)
- 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。 - But Chinese consumers are unlikely to bail out the beleaguered toy industry.
然而中国消费者不大可能拯救陷入困境的玩具业。 - If that is the Kremlin's game, it is a risky one, and not just for the beleaguered immigrants—as the Kremlin may already have discovered.
如果这是克里姆林宫的一个游戏,那么正如他们可能已经认识到的那样,它是非常危险的,并且不仅仅只是针对那些被袭击的移民而言。
Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel["a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- +
leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See {Lair}.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.