beleaguer

英 [bɪˈliː.ɡər]      美 [bɪˈliː.ɡɚ]
  • vt. 围攻;围
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将“beleaguer”分解为“be”+“leaguer”,其中“leaguer”可以想象为成群结队的人(league)在“围困”(be)某地或某人,形成一个画面,帮助记忆这个单词的意思是“围困、困扰”。

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beleaguer
beleaguer: see lair
beleaguer (v.)
1580s, from Dutch or Low German belegeren "to besiege," from be- "around" (see be-) + legeren "to camp," from leger "bed, camp, army, lair," from Proto-Germanic *leg-raz-, from PIE *legh-to- "lie" (see lie (v.2)). A word from the Flemish Wars (cognates: Swedish belägra, Dutch belegeren "besiege," German Belagerung "siege"). Spelling influenced by league. Related: Beleaguered; beleaguering.