besiege

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer. transitive
  2. To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset. figuratively,transitive
    — When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.
  3. To assail or ply, as with requests or demands. transitive

词形变化

besieges present,singular,third-person besieging participle,present besieged participle,past besieged past

词汇关系

衍生词
besiegement besieger besiegingly rebesiege unbesieged

词源

From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.
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