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

• This week the beleaguered British prime minister was fighting off headlines saying he had been snubbed by Mr Obama.
  本周有报道称布朗受到奥巴马的怠慢，这位处境艰难的英国首相正竭力摆脱新闻报道带来的不利影响。
• The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.
  城市被围攻，居民无路可逃。
• The rebels continue their push towards the beleaguered capital.
  叛军继续向四面被围的首都推进。
• 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。
• France and Germany have reached a "comprehensive" agreement on new fiscal rules for the beleaguered eurozone, as a package of measures designed to save the single currency begins to take shape.
  法国和德国就深陷困境的欧元区的新财政规则达成了一项“全面”协议，旨在挽救欧元的一套措施开始成形。
• 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。
• 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。
• The beleaguered EU leadership now has a fresh opportunity to rebuild market confidence and thwart recession.
  饱受诟病的欧盟领导层如今将有新的机会重振市场信心，抗击经济衰退。
• At last, some respite for the beleaguered US Treasuries market.
  麻烦缠身的美国国债市场终于松了口气。
• 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。