单词 | besiege |
释义 | besiege[bi'si:dʒ]vt. 围攻, 包围 besiege be.siege AHD: [b¹-s¶j“] D.J. [b!6si8d9]K.K. [b!6sid9]v.tr.(及物动词) be.sieged,be.sieg.ing,be.sieg.es 1. To surround with hostile forces.为敌对势力包围2. To crowd around; hem in.拥挤在周围;包围住3. 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4. To cause to feel distressed or worried:使感到丧气或焦虑:She was besieged by problems.她为难题所困语源:1. Middle English besegen 中古英语 besegen 2. probably with substitution of bi- [be-] 可能 bi-的代用 [前缀,表“全面地,彻底地”] 3. from assegen 源自 assegen 4. from Old French assegier 源自 古法语 assegier 5. from Vulgar Latin *assedic³re 源自 俗拉丁语 *assedic³re 6. Latin ad- [ad-] 拉丁语 ad- [前缀,表“朝,向”] 7. Vulgar Latin *sedic³re [to sit] from Latin sed¶re * see siege 俗拉丁语 *sedic³re [坐] 源自 拉丁语 sed¶re *参见 siege继承用法:besiege“ment n.(名词)besieg“er n.(名词)参考词汇:1. besiege,beleaguer,blockade,invest,siege2. 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”: a castle sieged by foot soldiers and cavalry. 被步兵和骑兵包围的城堡。 |
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