besiege
v
1 [Tn] surround (a place) with armed forces in order to make it surrender (用軍隊)包圍(某處)以迫降
Troy was besieged by the Greeks. 特洛伊城被希臘人包圍了.
2 (fig 比喻)
(a) [Tn] surround (sb/sth) closely; crowd round 圍住(某人[某事物]); 團團圍住
The Prime Minister was besieged by reporters. 首相被記者們團團圍住.
(b) [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
~ sb with sth overwhelm sb with (questions, requests, etc) 以(問題, 請求等)使某人應接不暇
The teacher was besieged with questions from his pupils. 學生提出的問題很多, 教師應接不暇.