| 释义 |
siegeBrE /siːdʒ/NAmE /siːdʒ/ nouna military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside （军队对城镇的）围困，包围，围攻，封锁◆the siege of Troy 特洛伊之围◆The siege was finally lifted (= ended) after six months. 六个月后封锁最终解除了。◆The police placed the city centre under a virtual state of siege (= it was hard to get in or out). 警方可说是已封锁了市中心。a situation in which the police surround a building where people are living or hiding, in order to make them come out （警察对建筑物的）包围，封锁 ➡ see also besiege  ●under ˈsiegesurrounded by an army or the police in a siege 被包围；被围困；被封锁being criticized all the time or put under pressure by problems, questions, etc. 一再遭到批评的；受…困扰的●lay ˈsiege to sthto begin a siege of a town, building, etc. 围困，围攻（城镇、建筑物等）to surround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there 包围（某建筑物，旨在和里面的人对话或质询） |