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单词 beleaguered
释义
beleagueredbe‧lea‧guered /bɪˈliːɡəd $ -ərd/ adjective [usually before noun] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbeleaguered
Origin:
1500-1600 Dutch belegeren, from leger ‘camp’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a beleaguered politician
  • A peace treaty has been accepted by the leaders of the beleaguered village.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • For four days and nights, communal frenzy added a tragic dimension to this hapless and beleaguered city.
  • In early November Singh's beleaguered government lost a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
  • The beleaguered ones might threaten complaint.
  • The head of beleaguered Carolco Pictures will become a producer for Paramount Pictures under a multi-year deal, the two companies said.
  • The Hillsborough disaster seemed to encourage a period of self-reflection and greater public sympathy for the beleaguered game of soccer.
  • There was no respite for the beleaguered retail sector.
  • With school being such a lifeline for my beleaguered psyche, the long summer vacation presented a uniquely gloomy and purgatorial prospect.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· In early November Singh's beleaguered government lost a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.· At the same time, Mrs Aquino is mobilising popular support for her beleaguered government.
1experiencing a lot of problems or criticism:  the country’s beleaguered steel industry2surrounded by an army:  Supplies are being brought into the beleaguered city.
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