beleaguered

be·lea·guered /bɪˈliːɡəd $ -ərd/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun] formal

1 PROBLEMexperiencing a lot of problems or criticism 困难重重的；饱受批评的

the country’s beleaguered steel industry

该国四面楚歌的钢铁行业

2 ESCAPEsurrounded by an army 被围困的

Supplies are being brought into the beleaguered city.

补给品正在运往那个被围困的城市。

Examples from the Corpus

beleaguered• The head of beleaguered Carolco Pictures will become a producer for Paramount Pictures under a multi-year deal, the two companies said.• For four days and nights, communal frenzy added a tragic dimension to this hapless and beleaguered city.• The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.• In early November Singh's beleaguered government lost a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.• The beleaguered ones might threaten complaint.• a beleaguered politician• With school being such a lifeline for my beleaguered psyche, the long summer vacation presented a uniquely gloomy and purgatorial prospect.• There was no respite for the beleaguered retail sector.• A peace treaty has been accepted by the leaders of the beleaguered village.

Origin beleaguered

(1500-1600) Dutch belegeren, from leger “camp”

词汇	beleaguered
释义	beleaguered be·lea·guered /bɪˈliːɡəd $ -ərd/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun] formal 1 PROBLEMexperiencing a lot of problems or criticism 困难重重的；饱受批评的 the country’s beleaguered steel industry 该国四面楚歌的钢铁行业 2 ESCAPEsurrounded by an army 被围困的 Supplies are being brought into the beleaguered city. 补给品正在运往那个被围困的城市。 Examples from the Corpus beleaguered• The head of beleaguered Carolco Pictures will become a producer for Paramount Pictures under a multi-year deal, the two companies said.• For four days and nights, communal frenzy added a tragic dimension to this hapless and beleaguered city.• The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.• In early November Singh's beleaguered government lost a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.• The beleaguered ones might threaten complaint.• a beleaguered politician• With school being such a lifeline for my beleaguered psyche, the long summer vacation presented a uniquely gloomy and purgatorial prospect.• There was no respite for the beleaguered retail sector.• A peace treaty has been accepted by the leaders of the beleaguered village. Origin beleaguered (1500-1600) Dutch belegeren, from leger “camp”
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