siege

siege
noun
  1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
    （军事）围困；围攻
    Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks.
    凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。
    [as modifier]siege warfare.
    围攻战。
    ■a similar operation by a police or other force to compel the surrender of an armed person
    （警方或其他武力）包围，围困
常用词组
lay siege to
  1. conduct a siege of (a place)
    包围，围攻（某地）
    government forces laid siege to the building.
    政府武装包围了整幢楼。
    the press laid siege to her flat.
    新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。
under siege
  1. (of a place) undergoing a siege
    （某地）处在包围之中
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier 'besiege'
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