| Word | besiege |
| Front | besiege [bɪˈsi:dʒ] (托宝 14890/13751 -2) |
| Back | vt. 包围，为敌对势力包围; 拥挤在周围，包围住; 如被询问纠缠或强求; 使感到丧气或焦虑 时态：besieged, besieging, besieges 分布：围攻(70%)，包围(30%) →前缀be-, 强调。siege, 包围，词源同set. 围攻(be+siege包围→包围起来)[be-①构成动词"使…成为"②构成一些介词] 【记】be被动，siege（n 围攻，围城） verb transitive often passive ■to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out 围攻，围困 •The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.这座城镇虽然已被围困了两个月，但仍然能把侵略者拒之城外。 ■When someone is besieged, a lot of people surround them 包围，围住（某人） •When the pop star tried to leave her hotel she was besieged by waiting journalists and fans.那名流行歌星试图离开饭店时，被一群在外等候的记者和歌迷围住了。 ■to make many requests or complaints about something 困扰，烦扰 •After showing the controversial film, the television company was besieged with phone calls from angry viewers.电视台播放了一出具争议性的电影后，就不断收到愤怒的观众的电话和来信。 vt. 围困；包围；烦扰 - eat, invest, case, burden |
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| Word | enable |
| Front | enable [ɪˈneɪbl] (研四六托 2192/991 -K3) |
| Back | vt. 使能够，提供做…的权利[措施]; 使可能; 授予权利或方法 时态：enabled, enabling, enables 分布：使能够(60%)，使可能(40%) →en-, 进入，使。able, 能够。 v.使能够,使成为可能;授予权利或方法It's a fable that the cable enables the disabled man to be able to walk.电缆使得残疾人能够行走是天方夜谭. verb transitive IMPROVER ■to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible 使能够；使可能 •[+ to infinitive] Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.实现电脑化可以使我们的生产成本减半。 vt. 使能够，使成为可能；授予权利或方法 - capacitate, empower |
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| Word | drought |
| Front | drought [draʊt] (研四六托雅宝 5353/7206 -2) |
| Back | n. 干旱（时期），旱季; 旱灾; （长期的）缺乏; 枯竭 分布：干旱(100%) →词源同dry, 干的，干旱的。引申义旱灾。 n.旱灾,干旱Thoughtful men ought not to be thoughtless about the drought.体贴的人不应该对干旱考虑不周. 【记】龙王不brought雨水，就会drought noun countable or uncountable ■a long period when there is little or no rain 久旱，旱灾 •This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.今年严重的旱灾把庄稼都给毁了。 draught, drought draught: （draw）n 草拟； drought: 旱灾 n. [气候] 干旱；缺乏 - shortage, deficiency, need, short of, want |
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