beleaguer
معنی فارسی
محاصره کردن احاطه کردن دور (چيزيرا) گرفتن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bē lē´gǝr, bi-/vt.
● محاصره کردن، در حصار گرفتن، از هر سو تاختن بر
a beleaguered city
شهر در محاصره
● به ستوه آوردن، عاجز کردن، مستاصل کردن، اذیت کردن
she was beleaguered by naughty children
بچههای شیطان او را به ستوه آوردند.
a beleaguered space program
برنامهی فضایی که از هر سو با اشکال مواجه است
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Dutch 'belegeren' meaning 'to camp around', from 'be-' (around) + 'leger' (bed, camp).
مثال
- The army beleaguered the castle for months.
- He has been beleaguered by problems since he took office.
- The board is beleaguered by accusations of corruption.
ترکیبهای رایج
Beleaguered city Beleaguered forces Beleaguered leader Beleaguered by problems
تعریف انگلیسی
- annoy persistently “The children teased the boy because of his stammer” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Sam cannot beleaguer Sue”
- surround so as to force to give up “The Turks besieged Vienna” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
verb active
1. Besiege, invest, beset, blockade, lay siege to.
2. Beset, encompass, encumber, block up, environ, surround, obstruct.