English-Thai Dictionary

beleaguer

VT โอบล้อม รอบ ด้วย กองทหาร  harass annoy vex

 

beleaguered

ADJ ซึ่ง เต็มไปด้วย ความยุ่งยาก ลำบาก  sueng-tem-pai-duai-khwam-yung-yak-lam-bak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BELEAGUER

v.t.belee'ger. To besiege; to block up; to surround with an army, so as to preclude escape.

 

BELEAGUERED

pp. Besieged.

 

BELEAGUERER

n.One who besieges.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BELEAGUER

Be *lea "guer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n.Beleaguering.] Etym: [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. belägra, Dan. beleire ); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair. ]

 

Defn: To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.

 

Syn. -- To block up; environ; invest; encompass.

 

BELEAGUERER

BELEAGUERER Be *lea "guer *er, n.

 

Defn: One who beleaguers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beleaguer

be lea guer |biˈlēgər bəˈliɡər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. beleaguered ) lay siege to: he is leading a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city. • beset with difficulties: the board is supporting the beleaguered director amid calls for his resignation. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp around, ’ from be- ‘(all ) around ’ + leger ‘a camp. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

beleaguer

be |lea ¦guer |bɪˈliːgə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. beleaguered ) lay siege to: he led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city. • put in a very difficult situation: the board is supporting the beleaguered director. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch belegeren ‘camp round ’, from be- ‘(all ) about ’ + leger ‘a camp ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

beleaguered

beleaguered adjective 1 the beleaguered garrison: besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, beset, hemmed in, under attack. 2 a beleaguered government: hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under pressure, under stress, with one's back to the wall, in a tight corner, in a tight spot, up against it; beset, assailed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

beleaguered

beleaguered adjective 1 English forces came to relieve the beleaguered garrison: besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack. 2 she mobilized popular support behind her beleaguered government: hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under pressure, under stress, with one's back to the wall, in a tight corner, in a tight spot; informal up against it.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beleaguered

be lea guered /bɪlíːɡə r d /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 困難 [非難, 反対 ]にあっている 〈人 組織 計画など 〉▸ a beleaguered president 非難にさらされている大統領 2 包囲されている 〈場所 軍隊など 〉.