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be·siege AHD[bĭ-sējʹ] D.J.[bɪˈsiːdʒ]K.K.[bɪˈsidʒ]v.tr.(及物动词)be.sieged, be.sieg.ing, be.sieg.es - To surround with hostile forces.为敌对势力包围
- To crowd around; hem in.拥挤在周围;包围住
- To harass or importune, as with requests:如被询问纠缠或强求:Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.记者们纠缠住获胜者进行采访
- To cause to feel distressed or worried:使感到丧气或焦虑:She was besieged by problems.她为难题所困
- Middle English besegen 中古英语 besegen
- probably with substitution of bi- [be-] 可能 bi-的代用 [前缀,表“全面地,彻底地”]
- from assegen 源自 assegen
- from Old French assegier 源自 古法语 assegier
- from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre 源自 俗拉丁语 *assedicāre
- Latin ad- [ad-] 拉丁语 ad- [前缀,表“朝,向”]
- Vulgar Latin *sedicāre [to sit] from Latin sedēre * see siege 俗拉丁语 *sedicāre [坐] 源自 拉丁语 sedēre * 参见 siege
besiegeʹment n.(名词)besiegʹer n.(名词)besiege, beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to surround with hostile forces": 这些动词所共有的中心意思是“为敌对势力所包围”: besiege a walled city:围困一设有城墙的城市:a beleaguered settlement;被围困的居住地;blockaded the harbor;被围的港口;investing a fortress;包围一要塞堡垒;a castle sieged by foot soldiers and cavalry. 被步兵和骑兵包围的城堡。
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