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).
🎯 考研助记
袭之(谐音): 包围住,要袭之 si(四)+e+ge(歌):四面楚歌- 围困
🔁 扩展释义
*[si:dʒ]n. 包围, 围攻, 再三的努力vt. 包围, 围攻相关词组: raise the siege of lay siege to
I can't find it. There are just a few loose coins at the back of the drawer.
我也找不到。在抽屉底只有一些零散的钱币。
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