beleaguer

英[bɪ'liːgə] 美[bɪ'liːgə]
  • vt. 围攻;使烦恼
beleaguerment beleaguered beleaguered beleaguering beleaguers
GRE
Verb:
  1. annoy persistently;

    "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

  2. surround so as to force to give up;

    "The Turks besieged Vienna"

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Even today, in some parts of China, it is common practice for a man to seek justice by summoning his family and their allies to beleaguer the home of the person who wronged him.
      人们受了欺负,便召来家里人和亲戚围攻仇家,这在今天中国的一些地方还是司空见惯的。

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