beleaguer
verb[T]
formaluk/bɪˈliː.ɡər/us/bɪˈliː.ɡɚ/tocausea lot ofproblemsordifficultiesfor someone:
困扰,使烦恼We haveissuesinourcommunitythatcontinuetoplagueand beleaguer us.一些社会问题不断困扰、折磨着我们。
tosurroundsomeone inordertoattackthem:
围困(以伺进攻)They werebeleagueredbyenemyarmies.他们遭到敌军围困。
- Conflicts anduncertaintiesbeleagueredthecourtduring theweeksfollowingthe King'sdeath.
- Aplagueofdoveshitthetownin 1896,devouringcropsand beleaguering thepeople.
- This is anissuethat hasbeleagueredtheshellfishindustryforyears.
- They arechargedtolieinwait, beleaguer theenemy, andattackhim when he isinattentive.
Experiencing difficulties
- be
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
- be climbing the wallsidiom
- be for the high jumpidiom
- be/come up against a brick wallidiom
- embattled
- fall intosomething
- flounder
- frying pan
- fumble
- jungle
- leg
- multiproblem
- not have a leg to stand onidiom
- on a razor edgeidiom
- out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
- pickle
- rocky
- sticky
- weed
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Attacking & invading