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

• For almost a year, India's central bank has spent billions of dollars to support the beleaguered rupee.
  在将近一年的时间里，印度央行花费了数十亿美元来支持身处困境的卢比汇率。
• Amid increasingly desperate lobbying for government help, David Paterson, New York's governor, said the beleaguered insurer had one day to solve its problems.
  在日趋绝望的要求政府救助的游说声中，纽约州州长大卫•帕特森（DavidPaterson）表示，这家陷入困境的保险公司只有一天时间来解决问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 president declared that it was important to send a univocal message of support to the beleaguered country.
  总统宣称对处于困境中的国家，明确表示支持是很重要的。
• There are undoubtedly many people among the Russian-speaking population of Crimea and eastern Ukraine who felt themselves under attack from the west, even if the number of the beleaguered was less than Moscow claimed.
  毫无疑问，克里米亚和乌克兰东部讲俄语的人口中有许多人感觉自己受到了西方的攻击，即使受攻击者少于莫斯科方面所宣称的人数。
• This is not just because tea party influenced candidates are often a little eccentric. It is also because the tea party thinks and behaves like a beleaguered minority rather than a movement that believes it can win national power and govern.
  这并不只是因为茶叶党影响的候选人经常有一些古怪，也是因为茶叶党的思维和举止都像是困境中的少数派，而非相信自己能够赢得国家权力并执政的运动。
• 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。