siege

音标:[si:dʒ]
n. 包围, 围攻, 再三的努力
vt. 包围, 围攻
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raise the siege of
lay siege to
在线英汉词典
siege的短语、例句:
siege n 1 (a) surrounding of a town, fortress, etc by armed forces in order to capture it or force it to surrender 围困; 围攻; 围城
a siege of 50 days 50 天的围困
be in a state of/under siege 处於被围状态
raise/lift (ie end) a siege 撤围
By the time the siege ended, the citizens were nearly starving. 围城停止时, 市民已饿得濒於死亡.
[attrib 作定语] siege guns 攻城炮. (b) surrounding by police, etc of a building in which people are living or hiding (警方等对住有或藏有人的建筑物的)包围. 2 (idm 习语) lay siege to sth begin a siege of (a town, fortress, etc) 包围(城镇、 城堡等).
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