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单词 besiege
释义 be·siege
\bə̇ˈsēj, bē-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English besegen, from be- + sege siege — more at siege
1.
 a. : to surround (as a city) with armed forces for the purpose of compelling surrender : lay siege to
 b. : to surround closely : hem in : crowd upon or around
  < I was besieged by four small Bedouin children — A.J.Liebling >
  < on Saturday nights the “picture house” in the town is besieged by eager young men and women — J.M.Mogey >
  < the land offices … were besieged daily by dozens of new settlers — American Guide Series: Ind. >
2.
 a. : to press especially with requests : importune
  < hungry for jobs and patronage, they besieged the president from morning to night — H.F.Wilkins >
  < besieging the royal ministers with petitions — T.B.Costain >
  < I was constantly besieged for an opinion — Henry Miller >
 b. : assail, beset — used of fears or other troubling ideas or sensations
  < such doubts and hesitations besiege one now and again — B.N.Cardozo >
  < a kind of loneliness … that besieges us — J.A.Pike >
be·sieg·er \-jə(r)\ noun -s
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