beleaguered
UK [bɪ'li:.gəd] US [-gɚd] adjective
■troubled by someone or a situation 被烦扰的；处于困境的•The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.新医疗用品的到来大受医生们的欢迎，他们在难民营中已忙得不可开交了。 ■surrounded by an army 被…围攻的•The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.城市被围攻，居民无路可逃。 |