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besiege 音标拼音: [bɪs'idʒ] vt. 围攻,包围 围攻,包围 besiege v 1: surround so as to force to give up; " The Turks besieged Vienna" [ synonym: { besiege}, { beleaguer}, { surround}, { hem in}, { circumvent}] 2: cause to feel distressed or worried; " She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" 3: harass, as with questions or requests; " The press photographers besieged the movie star" Besiege \ Be* siege"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Besieged}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Besieging}.] [ OE. bisegen; pref. be- segen to siege. See { Siege}.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. [ 1913 Webster] Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass. [ 1913 Webster] 86 Moby Thesaurus words for " besiege": apply pressure, assail, assault, attack, beleaguer, beset, blandish, block, block off, block up, blockade, bound, box in, bug, buttonhole, cage, cajole, chamber, close in, coax, compass, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, cut off, dun, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, envelop, exert pressure, fence in, harass, harry, hedge in, hem in, house in, importune, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inundate, invest, jail, kennel, lay siege to, leaguer, mew, mew up, nag, nag at, overwhelm, pen, pen in, pester, petition, plague, ply, pocket, press, pressure, push, quarantine, rail in, shrine, shut in, shut up, soften up, stable, sue, surround, tease, trap, urge, wall in, wheedle, work on, wrap, yard, yard up
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