lay siege to somebody/something

a) if a group of people lay siege to a place, they try to get control by surrounding it 包围[围困]某人/某物

The armies laid siege to Vienna in 1529.

1529年，军队围攻维也纳。

b) to do everything you can to get someone to talk to you or notice you 包围某人〔指企图跟某人说话或引起注意〕

A group of young men were always at the stage door, trying to lay siege to the girls.

总有一群青年男子聚集在剧场后门，想方设法与那些女孩子搭讪。

Examples from the Corpus

lay siege to somebody/something• After his victory Edward rallied his troops and marched north to lay siege to Calais.• In 476 they laid siege to Eion, which guarded the Strymon bridge.• In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges; after a few days resistance Aimar's citadel capitulated.• In less than two generations, since the Second World War, they have laid siege to the academic world.• He laid siege to the fortress and gradually weakened it to the point of collapse.• Almost ten years had passed since they had first laid siege to the town, and it seemed as strong as ever.• She had laid siege to the typists' room for some minutes before Marshall had persuaded her downstairs.

→ lay siege to somebody/something at lay2(10)

a) if the army or police lay siege to a place, they start a siege against it 对某地实施包围

In June 1176, King Richard laid siege to Limoges.

1176年6月，理查王对利摩日实施包围。

b) if you lay siege to someone, you do everything you can to try and get them to talk to you 〔为使某人和你说话而〕向某人展开攻势

Then he set to work laying siege to her with letters.

接着他开始给她写信，向她展开攻势。

Examples from the Corpus

lay siege to somebody/something• Almost ten years had passed since they had first laid siege to the town, and it seemed as strong as ever.• She had laid siege to the typists' room for some minutes before Marshall had persuaded her downstairs.• In less than two generations, since the Second World War, they have laid siege to the academic world.• He laid siege to the fortress and gradually weakened it to the point of collapse.• In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges; after a few days resistance Aimar's citadel capitulated.• In 476 they laid siege to Eion, which guarded the Strymon bridge.• After his victory Edward rallied his troops and marched north to lay siege to Calais.

→ lay siege to somebody/something at siege(1)

单词	lay siege to somebody/something
释义	lay siege to somebody/something lay siege to somebody/something 1 a) if a group of people lay siege to a place, they try to get control by surrounding it 包围[围困]某人/某物 The armies laid siege to Vienna in 1529. 1529年，军队围攻维也纳。 b) to do everything you can to get someone to talk to you or notice you 包围某人〔指企图跟某人说话或引起注意〕 A group of young men were always at the stage door, trying to lay siege to the girls. 总有一群青年男子聚集在剧场后门，想方设法与那些女孩子搭讪。 Examples from the Corpus lay siege to somebody/something• After his victory Edward rallied his troops and marched north to lay siege to Calais.• In 476 they laid siege to Eion, which guarded the Strymon bridge.• In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges; after a few days resistance Aimar's citadel capitulated.• In less than two generations, since the Second World War, they have laid siege to the academic world.• He laid siege to the fortress and gradually weakened it to the point of collapse.• Almost ten years had passed since they had first laid siege to the town, and it seemed as strong as ever.• She had laid siege to the typists' room for some minutes before Marshall had persuaded her downstairs. → lay siege to somebody/something at lay2(10) 2 a) if the army or police lay siege to a place, they start a siege against it 对某地实施包围 In June 1176, King Richard laid siege to Limoges. 1176年6月，理查王对利摩日实施包围。 b) if you lay siege to someone, you do everything you can to try and get them to talk to you 〔为使某人和你说话而〕向某人展开攻势 Then he set to work laying siege to her with letters. 接着他开始给她写信，向她展开攻势。 Examples from the Corpus lay siege to somebody/something• Almost ten years had passed since they had first laid siege to the town, and it seemed as strong as ever.• She had laid siege to the typists' room for some minutes before Marshall had persuaded her downstairs.• In less than two generations, since the Second World War, they have laid siege to the academic world.• He laid siege to the fortress and gradually weakened it to the point of collapse.• In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges; after a few days resistance Aimar's citadel capitulated.• In 476 they laid siege to Eion, which guarded the Strymon bridge.• After his victory Edward rallied his troops and marched north to lay siege to Calais. → lay siege to somebody/something at siege(1)
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