beleaguer

动词 beleaguer:

1. annoy persistently
   同义词：tease, badger, pester, bug
2. surround so as to force to give up
   同义词：besiege, surround, hem in, circumvent

1. Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety.
   被围困在城里的老百姓已空运到安全地区。

be.lea.guer

v.tr.（及物动词）
be.lea.guered,be.lea.guer.ing,be.lea.guers
To harass; beset:
困扰；骚扰：
例句：
We are beleaguered by problems.
我们被许多困难所困扰

To surround with troops; besiege.See Synonyms at besiege
围困：用军队包围；围攻参见 besiege

来源：
Probably Dutch belegeren
可能为 荷兰语 belegeren
be- [around] from Middle Dutch bie * see ambhi
be- [环绕，围绕] 源自 中古荷兰语 bie *参见 ambhi
leger [camp] * see legh-
leger [营地] *参见 legh-

【引伸】
belea.guerment
n.（名词）