siege
n
1
(a) surrounding of a town, fortress, etc by armed forces in order to capture it or force it to surrender 圍困; 圍攻; 圍城
a siege of 50 days 50 天的圍困
be in a state of/under siege 處於被圍狀態
raise/lift (ie end) a siege 撤圍
By the time the siege ended, the citizens were nearly starving. 圍城停止時, 市民已餓得瀕於死亡.
[attrib 作定語]
siege guns 攻城炮.
(b) surrounding by police, etc of a building in which people are living or hiding (警方等對住有或藏有人的建筑物的)包圍.
2 (idm 習語) lay siege to sth begin a siege of (a town, fortress, etc) 包圍(城鎮、 城堡等).
?? 考研助記
襲之(諧音): 包圍住,要襲之 si(四)+e+ge(歌):四面楚歌- 圍困
?? 擴展釋義
*[si:d?]n. 包圍, 圍攻, 再三的努力vt. 包圍, 圍攻相關詞組: raise the siege of lay siege to