be·lea·guer /bɪˈliːɡə(r)/ vt. 1. 围困；围攻 beleaguer a city 围困一座城市 2. 包围；困扰 a financially beleaguered university 财政上处于困境的大学 He is beleaguered by problems. 他为成堆的问题所困扰。 beleaguer sb. with pleas for forgiveness 缠着某人要求宽恕 [<D belegeren to besiege with troops]