beleaguered

英 [bɪˈliːɡəd]

美 [bɪˈliːɡərd]

adj.  饱受批评的; 处于困境的; 受到围困(或围攻)的
v.  围困；围攻；包围；使烦恼
beleaguer的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：beleaguered　

Collins.1 / BNC.14504 / COCA.12686

牛津词典

adj.

• 饱受批评的；处于困境的
  experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties
  1. The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign.
     那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
• 受到围困（或围攻）的
  surrounded by an enemy
  1. supplies for the beleaguered city
     给受围困城市的供给品

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 处境艰难的；饱受非议的；备受指责的
  Abeleagueredperson, organization, or project is experiencing a lot of difficulties, opposition, or criticism.
  1. There have been seven coup attempts against the beleaguered government.
     风雨飘摇的政府已经遭到了7次未遂政变的打击。
• ADJ 被敌人包围的；四面楚歌的；陷入重围的
  Abeleagueredplace or army is surrounded by its enemies.
  1. The rebels continue their push towards the beleaguered capital.
     叛军继续向四面被围的首都推进。

双语例句

• The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.
  城市被围攻，居民无路可逃。
• Congress and the public are right in feeling that too much has been done for the banks and not enough for beleaguered householders.
  国会和公众的感觉是对的：政府为银行已经付出太多，而为陷入困境的房主们做得还不够。
• For the United States and the people of its beleaguered Gulf Coast, a dispiriting summer of oil and anger lies dead ahead.
  对美国及被围困的墨西哥湾人民，必将面临为石油和愤怒充斥的令人沮丧的夏天。
• Sadly for Mr Moynihan and his beleaguered bank, that one problem division packs quite a wallop.
  悲剧的是，唯一那个出问题的部门就足以让莫尼汉先生和他的银行淹死在口水中了。
• Now a cadre of companies is stepping up to help beleaguered it teams handle device proliferation.
  如今，很多IT团队都被不断增多的个人设备所困扰，所幸还有不少公司在帮助他们。
• The president declared that it was important to send a univocal message of support to the beleaguered country.
  总统宣称对处于困境中的国家，明确表示支持是很重要的。
• And beleaguered hardware manufacturers have adopted touchscreen technology and ultrathin packages that draw from both tablets and laptops.
  硬件制造商在竞争对手的围追堵截下则纷纷借鉴平板电脑和笔记本，采用触屏科技和超薄封装。
• The beleaguered Japanese electronics giant has been waiting for a turnaround to materialize for years.
  这家遭遇困境的日本电子巨头等待转机已有多年。
• Amid increasingly desperate lobbying for government help, David Paterson, New York's governor, said the beleaguered insurer had one day to solve its problems.
  在日趋绝望的要求政府救助的游说声中，纽约州州长大卫•帕特森（DavidPaterson）表示，这家陷入困境的保险公司只有一天时间来解决问题。
• Coffee is Ethiopia's number one export and the beleaguered country's primary source of foreign currency.
  咖啡是埃塞俄比亚最大的出口产品，受困国家的外汇的主要来源。