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单词 beleaguered
释义
beleaguered
adjective
formal
uk
/bɪˈliː.ɡəd/us
/bɪˈliː.ɡɚd/
having a lot ofproblemsordifficulties:
被烦扰的；处于困境的
Thearrivalof thefreshmedicalsupplieswas awelcomesightfor the beleaguereddoctorsworkingin therefugeecamps.新医疗用品的到来深受难民营中已焦头烂额的医生们的欢迎。
surroundedby anarmy:
被…围攻的
Theoccupantsof the beleagueredcityhad nomeansofescape.城市被围攻，居民无路可逃。
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
Attacking & invading
(Definition ofbeleagueredfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

beleaguered| American Dictionary

beleaguered
adjective
us
/bɪˈli·ɡərd/
having so manydifficultiesthat youfeelas if you are beingattackedfrom everydirection:
As acandidate, she hadpromisedtaxrelieffor the beleagueredmiddleclass.
(Definition ofbeleagueredfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

beleaguered| Business English

beleaguered
adjective
formal
uk
/bɪˈliːɡəd/us
experiencinga lot ofproblemsorstrongcriticism:
The beleagueredcompanyhasrecentlybeentornapartbyrumoursof abitterfeudamongitsseniorexecutives.
beleaguered by sthThisemergencylegislationwillhelpU.S.farmersbeleaguered bydevastatingweather.
FINANCE,ECONOMICS
ingreatfinancialdifficulty:
a beleaguered economy/industry/sectorThe country's beleagueredeconomyhas taken aturnfor theworse.
Thecompanyis nowswitchingto re-investmentreadyfor arecoveryin the beleagueredtravelindustry.
(Definition ofbeleagueredfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbeleaguered

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Protestants are generally abeleagueredminority.
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Such extremely intolerant political discourses were hardened further in response to pressures to democratise, and the regime, which was already economicallybeleaguered, responded by going on the offensive.
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Subsidies were introduced in the case of food because at that time we were abeleaguerednation.
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We are in a way abeleagueredgarrison.
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Imports will have to be increased, putting a greater pressure on the alreadybeleagueredpound.
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The awkward squad need not therefore feel that they arebeleagueredchampions and that, were it not for them, nobody else would raise the issue.
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Both sides see their own community asbeleagueredor besieged.
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Three-fifths of its capital is tied up in thebeleagueredspecial steels sector.
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Many policemen and women feelbeleagueredand misunderstood.
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He has this safety net where he can come in with all the power of the state against somebody who is beingbeleaguered.
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They have been wrong about the impact of the recession—particularly on ourbeleagueredmanufacturing industry.
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We shall be left withbeleagueredmerchant shipping yards open to the fierce winds of competition, and they may very well close one after another.
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Motorists, or those who choose to speak for them, frequently claim to be abeleagueredminority, unjustly restrained by speed limits and parking restrictions.
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The old function of the last defender of abeleagueredbreach in a defensive wall is noble and picturesque, but it implies defeat.
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The members of that minority feelbeleagueredand aggrieved, as the economy is a long way from being as buoyant as was alleged earlier today.
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