siege

[si:dʒ]

n.包围, 围攻

n.

1. 围攻; 包围; 围城[C][U]

The insurrectionary army laid siege to the capital.

起义军围攻京城。

2. 【美】(疾病等的)长期折磨; (灾祸等的)不断袭击[C]

a siege of illness

疾病的长期折磨

3. 劫持[C]

After an 18-hour siege, the police stormed the house and captured the gunman.

武装劫持十八小时之后, 警方袭击了那所房子并抓获了持枪罪犯。

vt.

围攻; 围困

词形变化

动词过去式: sieged | 动词过去分词: sieged | 动词现在分词: sieging | 动词第三人称单数: sieges |

词义辨析

同义:

n.封锁, 包围

blockade  investment  encirclement  envelopment  surrounding  onslaught  offense  assault  campaign

v.封锁, 包围, 围攻

besiege  lay siege to  invest  contain  confine  cordon off  blockade  surround  encircle  encompass  hedge in  pen in  shut in  box in  bottle up  close off  beset  assault  

同义参见:

attack  

英英释义

名词 siege:

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

同义词：besieging, beleaguering, military blockade

短语词组

lay siege to

1. 包围

Dozens of journalists laid siege to his flat.

大量记者把他的公寓围住了。

补充

siegesiege英:[si:dʒ] 美:[sidʒ]n.1.围攻; 围困; 围城(期间)The enemy lay siege to the town in attempt to starve the people to death.敌人围城, 企图将人们饿死。

例句

1. We must do everything possible to lift the siege.我们要尽一切努力解围。 2. The siege lasted four hours before the man came out.男子被团团围住四个小时后才得以脱身。 3. Dozens of journalists laid siege to his flat.数十名记者包围了他的公寓。 4. The town was under siege for six months.该城被围困了六个月。 5. Radio One is under siege from all sides.广播电台一台遭到各方的严厉指责。 6. Thousands of eager fans sieged the box office.数千名热切的影迷围住了售票处。 7. Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks.凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。 8. [as modifier]siege warfare.围攻战。 9. government forces laid siege to the building.政府武装包围了整幢楼。 10. the press laid siege to her flat.新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。 11. the siege of Paris巴黎之围 12. The castle was built to withstand a siege.这座城堡的建造是为了抵御围攻。 13. The city is in a state of siege.城市陷入包围。 14. He's recovering from a siege of depression.他正从长期抑郁中恢复过来。 15. a long siege of bitterly cold temperatures强冷空气的长时间袭击 16. The army laid siege to the city.军队围攻了这座城市。 17. Angry taxpayers laid siege to city hall with letters and phone calls.愤怒的纳税人纷纷写信和打电话责问市政府。 18. The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.这座城市被围困，食物开始短缺。 19. The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.这家报纸因为最近刊出一则虚假报道遭到了读者的猛烈抨击。