释义 |
besiegeenUK
besiegeto crowd around; beset, pester, harass, hound: The actor was besieged by adoring fans. Not to be confused with:beseech – pray, petition, beg eagerly for; implore urgently: I beseech you to forgive me.be·siege B0208700 (bĭ-sēj′)tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces: The soldiers besieged the walled city.2. To crowd around; hem in: Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel.3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests: a shop owner besieged by job applications. [Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicāre, to sit; see siege.] be·siege′ment n.be·sieg′er n.besiege (bɪˈsiːdʒ) vb (tr) 1. (Military) to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender2. to crowd round; hem in3. to overwhelm, as with requests or queries beˈsieger nbe•siege (bɪˈsidʒ) v.t. -sieged, -sieg•ing. 1. to lay siege to. 2. to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround. 3. to importune, as with requests. [1250–1300] be•siege′ment, n. be•sieg′er, n. besiege Past participle: besieged Gerund: besieging
Present |
---|
I besiege | you besiege | he/she/it besieges | we besiege | you besiege | they besiege |
Preterite |
---|
I besieged | you besieged | he/she/it besieged | we besieged | you besieged | they besieged |
Present Continuous |
---|
I am besieging | you are besieging | he/she/it is besieging | we are besieging | you are besieging | they are besieging |
Present Perfect |
---|
I have besieged | you have besieged | he/she/it has besieged | we have besieged | you have besieged | they have besieged |
Past Continuous |
---|
I was besieging | you were besieging | he/she/it was besieging | we were besieging | you were besieging | they were besieging |
Past Perfect |
---|
I had besieged | you had besieged | he/she/it had besieged | we had besieged | you had besieged | they had besieged |
Future |
---|
I will besiege | you will besiege | he/she/it will besiege | we will besiege | you will besiege | they will besiege |
Future Perfect |
---|
I will have besieged | you will have besieged | he/she/it will have besieged | we will have besieged | you will have besieged | they will have besieged |
Future Continuous |
---|
I will be besieging | you will be besieging | he/she/it will be besieging | we will be besieging | you will be besieging | they will be besieging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
---|
I have been besieging | you have been besieging | he/she/it has been besieging | we have been besieging | you have been besieging | they have been besieging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
---|
I will have been besieging | you will have been besieging | he/she/it will have been besieging | we will have been besieging | you will have been besieging | they will have been besieging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
---|
I had been besieging | you had been besieging | he/she/it had been besieging | we had been besieging | you had been besieging | they had been besieging |
Conditional |
---|
I would besiege | you would besiege | he/she/it would besiege | we would besiege | you would besiege | they would besiege |
Past Conditional |
---|
I would have besieged | you would have besieged | he/she/it would have besieged | we would have besieged | you would have besieged | they would have besieged | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | besiege - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surroundattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"seal off, blockade - impose a blockade onebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | | 2. | besiege - cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" | | 3. | besiege - harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"importune, insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them" |
besiegeverb1. harass, worry, trouble, harry, bother, disturb, plague, hound, hassle (informal), badger, pester, importune, bend someone's ear (informal), give someone grief (Brit. & S. African), beleaguer She was besieged by the press and the public.2. surround, confine, enclose, blockade, encompass, beset, encircle, close in on, hem in, shut in, lay siege to, hedge in, environ, beleaguer, invest (rare) The main part of the army moved to besiege the town.besiegeverb1. To surround with hostile troops:beleaguer, beset, blockade, invest, siege.Idiom: lay siege to .2. To surround and advance upon:close in, enclose, envelop, hedge, hem.3. To trouble persistently from or as if from all sides:badger, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, harass, harry, hound, importune, pester, plague, solicit.Translationsbesiege (biˈsiːdʒ) verb1. to surround (eg a town) with an army. 圍攻 包围2. (with with) to overwhelm with. The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash. 將...團團圍住 包围 besiege is spelt with -ie-. besiegeenUK
besiege with (something)1. Literally, to attack with something. A person or group can be named between "besiege" and "with." We besieged the attacking army with cannon fire.2. To overwhelm with something. A person or group can be named between "besiege" and "with." I haven't been able to finish that report because I've been besieged with phone calls all morning. The kids have been besieging me with questions, so I just need a moment of quiet.See also: besiegebesiege someone or something with something 1. Lit. to attack someone or a group with something. We besieged the enemy with bombs and bullets. 2. Fig. to overwhelm someone or something with something They besieged us with orders for the new book. We besieged the company with complaints.See also: besiegeEncyclopediaSeeBesiegedbesiegeenUK
Synonyms for besiegeverb harassSynonyms- harass
- worry
- trouble
- harry
- bother
- disturb
- plague
- hound
- hassle
- badger
- pester
- importune
- bend someone's ear
- give someone grief
- beleaguer
verb surroundSynonyms- surround
- confine
- enclose
- blockade
- encompass
- beset
- encircle
- close in on
- hem in
- shut in
- lay siege to
- hedge in
- environ
- beleaguer
- invest
Synonyms for besiegeverb to surround with hostile troopsSynonyms- beleaguer
- beset
- blockade
- invest
- siege
verb to surround and advance uponSynonyms- close in
- enclose
- envelop
- hedge
- hem
verb to trouble persistently from or as if from all sidesSynonyms- badger
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- beset
- harass
- harry
- hound
- importune
- pester
- plague
- solicit
Synonyms for besiegeverb surround so as to force to give upSynonyms- circumvent
- hem in
- beleaguer
- surround
Related Words- attack
- assail
- seal off
- blockade
- ebb
verb cause to feel distressed or worriedRelated Wordsverb harass, as with questions or requestsRelated Words |