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Beleaguer Meant Bi'li:Gə(R Vt.围,围攻 Means Pester Badger Persistence

英语单词 beleaguer
英美音标 [bi'li:gə(r)]
中文释义 vt.围,围攻
vocabulary简明 Beleaguer means to pester or badger with persistence. A babysitter might find annoying the children who beleaguer her with requests for candy, cookies, games, and piggyback rides all at the same time.
vocabulary扩展 Beleaguer originally meant to lay siege to, and originates from a 16th century Dutch term which meant to camp all around. It was not until later that beleaguer came to mean harass or bother in a determined way. Remember that there is a league in the middle of be-league-r and the spelling will be easy.

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