Definition of siege in English:

siege

noun siːdʒsidʒ

1A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.
（军事）围困；围攻
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。
as modifier siege warfare
Example sentencesExamples
- The seriousness of our project - to sneak into a town under a relentless military siege - began to sink in, and I shuddered.
- Such places, with their own aerial supply routes and security systems, could simultaneously withstand a siege and topple a government.
- When the assaults failed, Grant settled into conventional siege warfare.
- To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines.
- The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege.
- Several historians of the 1569 Protestant siege on Poitiers provide detailed descriptions of the city's topography.
- A violent episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted.
- This historical drama retells the 1835-36 Texas revolution surrounding the famous siege of the Alamo.
- Now all you need are the supplies to withstand the coming siege.
- This also marks the introduction of siege warfare and the deliberate efforts to counter static defenses.
- Most contemporary commanders used their troops in a slow, expensive, attritional warfare based on sieges of selected fortified cities or fortresses.
- Stalingrad, besides being the turning-point of the war on the Eastern Front, was also a reminder that an ancient form of land warfare, the siege, was by no means obsolete.
- The Siege Museum is full of memorabilia and provides vivid portrayals of battles and conditions inside the town during the siege.
- Most of the cities were already being filled with food and supplies for the siege, though it was slow and tedious work.
- ‘We're doing our best to prepare our city for defense in case of siege,’ she said as I shot my own arrow.
- The centre of the city was walled and, with its water and food supply enclosed, could have withstood a long siege.
- In the American civil war the sieges of Vicksburg and Petersburg saw trench warfare on a localized scale, and the same was true of the siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese war.
- By 1216 the castle was sufficiently strong to withstand a siege by forces opposed to King John.
- Skipton Castle, dates back some 900 years, and withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War between 1643 and 1645.
- After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863.
Synonyms
blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
archaic investment
rare besiegement
1. 1.1 An operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
  （军事）围困；围攻
  two cult members have died so far in the four-day siege
  Example sentencesExamples
  A police siege of his house ended peacefully with his surrender to authorities.
  A man whose life fell apart after he sparked a dramatic armed police siege with a toy weapon said today: ‘Throw away your guns.’
  I yearn for those days when everything was full of wonder and fun, when kids could play cowboys and Indians in the street with toy guns that did not cause an armed police siege.
  A man who held a woman against her will through a 12-hour armed police siege today faces a life sentence.
  Two people held hostage after a 24-hour drinking session ended in a police siege have spoken of their terror.
2rare A group of herons.
there is a siege of herons at the river
Example sentencesExamples
- No one should miss the tiny island that is home to a siege of herons whose impressive wingspans are revealed when the majestic birds take flight.
- Through the sheeting rain, I picked out a siege of herons.
- A siege of long-legged herons stand patiently in shallow water waiting for fish to pass within striking range.
- Whoever saw a siege of herons? Except in a heronry, they are solitary birds.
- A siege of herons flew up from the bayou across the road.

Phrases

lay siege to

Conduct a siege of (a place)
包围，围攻（某地）
government forces laid siege to the building
政府武装包围了整幢楼。
figurative the press laid siege to her flat
〈喻〉新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。
Example sentencesExamples
- A generation ago, mounting an expedition meant drafting a herd of porters, slogging loads of gear to a rocky base camp, and laying siege to a Himalayan peak.
- The objective was to silence the forts so that minesweepers could clear the minefields to allow the fleet to force the Dardanelles and lay siege to Constantinople (now Istanbul).
- After the battle the English expeditionary force landed and laid siege to Rounai.
- The Takeda army that laid siege to Nagashino castle consisted of 15,000 men, of whom 12,000 took part in the subsequent battle.
- In December 1880 the Boers rose in revolt, laying siege to isolated British garrisons.
- My parents told me that I really had to speak to the press, who were laying siege to the hospital.
- They combined forces and actually laid siege to Aleppo itself.
- The Iliad covers just a few weeks of the tenth year of the long period over which the Greek forces laid siege to the city of Troy.
- Read Michael Crichton's Timeline and, on a misty day, it is easy to imagine medieval armies laying siege to these fortresses.
- True to form the press were preparing to lay siege to the two family homes.
Synonyms
barricade, close up, block off, shut off, seal, bar

under siege

(of a place) undergoing a siege.
（某地）处在包围之中
the fort had been under siege by guerrillas since June
figurative we are under siege from budget cuts
Example sentencesExamples
- At the time it felt like we were surrounded by an army, properly under siege.
- But how could one hide the fact that their capital was under siege by an army of rebels?
- Manstein believed three or four divisions could keep the fortress under siege.
- The island had been under siege for several months by a fleet of pirate vessels, and the two had gone on a quest to solve their problem.
- These women have lost loved ones, they face their daily fears and campaign under siege.
- Sometimes my parents got a little suspicious as to where I was disappearing every time our village was under siege.
- The one site that was not under siege was City Hall, where Seb Ommati was sitting down to a steak dinner with his ward and the mayor of the city.
- As I have long suspected, Bellandor perished by his own hand when the city he helped defend was under siege.
- Against his instructions, he elected to stay and defend the capital, Khartoum, which came under siege from the Mahdi in May 1884.
- It is clear Helen has not been happy in Troy either - especially during the years Troy has been under siege by invading Greeks.
Synonyms
besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack

Origin

Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier 'besiege'.

Rhymes

besiege, liege, prestige

Definition of siege in US English:

siege

nounsējsidʒ

1A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
（军事）围困；围攻
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。
as modifier siege warfare
Example sentencesExamples
- Skipton Castle, dates back some 900 years, and withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War between 1643 and 1645.
- This also marks the introduction of siege warfare and the deliberate efforts to counter static defenses.
- The Siege Museum is full of memorabilia and provides vivid portrayals of battles and conditions inside the town during the siege.
- Most of the cities were already being filled with food and supplies for the siege, though it was slow and tedious work.
- The seriousness of our project - to sneak into a town under a relentless military siege - began to sink in, and I shuddered.
- In the American civil war the sieges of Vicksburg and Petersburg saw trench warfare on a localized scale, and the same was true of the siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese war.
- Now all you need are the supplies to withstand the coming siege.
- The centre of the city was walled and, with its water and food supply enclosed, could have withstood a long siege.
- Such places, with their own aerial supply routes and security systems, could simultaneously withstand a siege and topple a government.
- When the assaults failed, Grant settled into conventional siege warfare.
- The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege.
- After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863.
- Stalingrad, besides being the turning-point of the war on the Eastern Front, was also a reminder that an ancient form of land warfare, the siege, was by no means obsolete.
- Several historians of the 1569 Protestant siege on Poitiers provide detailed descriptions of the city's topography.
- ‘We're doing our best to prepare our city for defense in case of siege,’ she said as I shot my own arrow.
- This historical drama retells the 1835-36 Texas revolution surrounding the famous siege of the Alamo.
- A violent episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted.
- By 1216 the castle was sufficiently strong to withstand a siege by forces opposed to King John.
- Most contemporary commanders used their troops in a slow, expensive, attritional warfare based on sieges of selected fortified cities or fortresses.
- To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines.
Synonyms
blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
1. 1.1 An operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
  （军事）围困；围攻
  Example sentencesExamples
  A man whose life fell apart after he sparked a dramatic armed police siege with a toy weapon said today: ‘Throw away your guns.’
  A man who held a woman against her will through a 12-hour armed police siege today faces a life sentence.
  I yearn for those days when everything was full of wonder and fun, when kids could play cowboys and Indians in the street with toy guns that did not cause an armed police siege.
  A police siege of his house ended peacefully with his surrender to authorities.
  Two people held hostage after a 24-hour drinking session ended in a police siege have spoken of their terror.
2. 1.2 A prolonged period of misfortune.
  I've been having a siege of headaches

Phrases

lay siege to

Conduct a siege of (a place)
包围，围攻（某地）
government forces laid siege to the building
政府武装包围了整幢楼。
figurative the press laid siege to her apartment
〈喻〉新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。
Example sentencesExamples
- After the battle the English expeditionary force landed and laid siege to Rounai.
- The objective was to silence the forts so that minesweepers could clear the minefields to allow the fleet to force the Dardanelles and lay siege to Constantinople (now Istanbul).
- My parents told me that I really had to speak to the press, who were laying siege to the hospital.
- The Iliad covers just a few weeks of the tenth year of the long period over which the Greek forces laid siege to the city of Troy.
- Read Michael Crichton's Timeline and, on a misty day, it is easy to imagine medieval armies laying siege to these fortresses.
- In December 1880 the Boers rose in revolt, laying siege to isolated British garrisons.
- They combined forces and actually laid siege to Aleppo itself.
- A generation ago, mounting an expedition meant drafting a herd of porters, slogging loads of gear to a rocky base camp, and laying siege to a Himalayan peak.
- True to form the press were preparing to lay siege to the two family homes.
- The Takeda army that laid siege to Nagashino castle consisted of 15,000 men, of whom 12,000 took part in the subsequent battle.
Synonyms
barricade, close up, block off, shut off, seal, bar

under siege

(of a place) undergoing a siege.
（某地）处在包围之中
the fort had been under siege by guerrillas since June
figurative we are under siege from budget cuts
Example sentencesExamples
- The one site that was not under siege was City Hall, where Seb Ommati was sitting down to a steak dinner with his ward and the mayor of the city.
- But how could one hide the fact that their capital was under siege by an army of rebels?
- The island had been under siege for several months by a fleet of pirate vessels, and the two had gone on a quest to solve their problem.
- As I have long suspected, Bellandor perished by his own hand when the city he helped defend was under siege.
- Manstein believed three or four divisions could keep the fortress under siege.
- At the time it felt like we were surrounded by an army, properly under siege.
- Sometimes my parents got a little suspicious as to where I was disappearing every time our village was under siege.
- Against his instructions, he elected to stay and defend the capital, Khartoum, which came under siege from the Mahdi in May 1884.
- These women have lost loved ones, they face their daily fears and campaign under siege.
- It is clear Helen has not been happy in Troy either - especially during the years Troy has been under siege by invading Greeks.
Synonyms
besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack

Origin

Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’.

单词	siege
释义	Definition of siege in English: siege noun siːdʒsidʒ 1A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender. （军事）围困；围攻 Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks 凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。 as modifier siege warfare Example sentencesExamples The seriousness of our project - to sneak into a town under a relentless military siege - began to sink in, and I shuddered. Such places, with their own aerial supply routes and security systems, could simultaneously withstand a siege and topple a government. When the assaults failed, Grant settled into conventional siege warfare. To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines. The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege. Several historians of the 1569 Protestant siege on Poitiers provide detailed descriptions of the city's topography. A violent episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted. This historical drama retells the 1835-36 Texas revolution surrounding the famous siege of the Alamo. Now all you need are the supplies to withstand the coming siege. This also marks the introduction of siege warfare and the deliberate efforts to counter static defenses. Most contemporary commanders used their troops in a slow, expensive, attritional warfare based on sieges of selected fortified cities or fortresses. Stalingrad, besides being the turning-point of the war on the Eastern Front, was also a reminder that an ancient form of land warfare, the siege, was by no means obsolete. The Siege Museum is full of memorabilia and provides vivid portrayals of battles and conditions inside the town during the siege. Most of the cities were already being filled with food and supplies for the siege, though it was slow and tedious work. ‘We're doing our best to prepare our city for defense in case of siege,’ she said as I shot my own arrow. The centre of the city was walled and, with its water and food supply enclosed, could have withstood a long siege. In the American civil war the sieges of Vicksburg and Petersburg saw trench warfare on a localized scale, and the same was true of the siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese war. By 1216 the castle was sufficiently strong to withstand a siege by forces opposed to King John. Skipton Castle, dates back some 900 years, and withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War between 1643 and 1645. After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863. Synonyms blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement archaic investment rare besiegement 1.1 An operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender. （军事）围困；围攻 two cult members have died so far in the four-day siege Example sentencesExamples A police siege of his house ended peacefully with his surrender to authorities. A man whose life fell apart after he sparked a dramatic armed police siege with a toy weapon said today: ‘Throw away your guns.’ I yearn for those days when everything was full of wonder and fun, when kids could play cowboys and Indians in the street with toy guns that did not cause an armed police siege. A man who held a woman against her will through a 12-hour armed police siege today faces a life sentence. Two people held hostage after a 24-hour drinking session ended in a police siege have spoken of their terror. 2rare A group of herons. there is a siege of herons at the river Example sentencesExamples No one should miss the tiny island that is home to a siege of herons whose impressive wingspans are revealed when the majestic birds take flight. Through the sheeting rain, I picked out a siege of herons. A siege of long-legged herons stand patiently in shallow water waiting for fish to pass within striking range. Whoever saw a siege of herons? Except in a heronry, they are solitary birds. A siege of herons flew up from the bayou across the road. Phrases lay siege to Conduct a siege of (a place) 包围，围攻（某地） government forces laid siege to the building 政府武装包围了整幢楼。 figurative the press laid siege to her flat 〈喻〉新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。 Example sentencesExamples A generation ago, mounting an expedition meant drafting a herd of porters, slogging loads of gear to a rocky base camp, and laying siege to a Himalayan peak. The objective was to silence the forts so that minesweepers could clear the minefields to allow the fleet to force the Dardanelles and lay siege to Constantinople (now Istanbul). After the battle the English expeditionary force landed and laid siege to Rounai. The Takeda army that laid siege to Nagashino castle consisted of 15,000 men, of whom 12,000 took part in the subsequent battle. In December 1880 the Boers rose in revolt, laying siege to isolated British garrisons. My parents told me that I really had to speak to the press, who were laying siege to the hospital. They combined forces and actually laid siege to Aleppo itself. The Iliad covers just a few weeks of the tenth year of the long period over which the Greek forces laid siege to the city of Troy. Read Michael Crichton's Timeline and, on a misty day, it is easy to imagine medieval armies laying siege to these fortresses. True to form the press were preparing to lay siege to the two family homes. Synonyms barricade, close up, block off, shut off, seal, bar under siege (of a place) undergoing a siege. （某地）处在包围之中 the fort had been under siege by guerrillas since June figurative we are under siege from budget cuts Example sentencesExamples At the time it felt like we were surrounded by an army, properly under siege. But how could one hide the fact that their capital was under siege by an army of rebels? Manstein believed three or four divisions could keep the fortress under siege. The island had been under siege for several months by a fleet of pirate vessels, and the two had gone on a quest to solve their problem. These women have lost loved ones, they face their daily fears and campaign under siege. Sometimes my parents got a little suspicious as to where I was disappearing every time our village was under siege. The one site that was not under siege was City Hall, where Seb Ommati was sitting down to a steak dinner with his ward and the mayor of the city. As I have long suspected, Bellandor perished by his own hand when the city he helped defend was under siege. Against his instructions, he elected to stay and defend the capital, Khartoum, which came under siege from the Mahdi in May 1884. It is clear Helen has not been happy in Troy either - especially during the years Troy has been under siege by invading Greeks. Synonyms besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack Origin Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier 'besiege'. Rhymes besiege, liege, prestige noun.1 phr. Definition of siege in US English: siege nounsējsidʒ 1A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside. （军事）围困；围攻 Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks 凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困。 as modifier siege warfare Example sentencesExamples Skipton Castle, dates back some 900 years, and withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War between 1643 and 1645. This also marks the introduction of siege warfare and the deliberate efforts to counter static defenses. The Siege Museum is full of memorabilia and provides vivid portrayals of battles and conditions inside the town during the siege. Most of the cities were already being filled with food and supplies for the siege, though it was slow and tedious work. The seriousness of our project - to sneak into a town under a relentless military siege - began to sink in, and I shuddered. In the American civil war the sieges of Vicksburg and Petersburg saw trench warfare on a localized scale, and the same was true of the siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese war. Now all you need are the supplies to withstand the coming siege. The centre of the city was walled and, with its water and food supply enclosed, could have withstood a long siege. Such places, with their own aerial supply routes and security systems, could simultaneously withstand a siege and topple a government. When the assaults failed, Grant settled into conventional siege warfare. The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege. After more than a month of siege warfare, Pemberton surrendered to Grant on 4 July 1863. Stalingrad, besides being the turning-point of the war on the Eastern Front, was also a reminder that an ancient form of land warfare, the siege, was by no means obsolete. Several historians of the 1569 Protestant siege on Poitiers provide detailed descriptions of the city's topography. ‘We're doing our best to prepare our city for defense in case of siege,’ she said as I shot my own arrow. This historical drama retells the 1835-36 Texas revolution surrounding the famous siege of the Alamo. A violent episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted. By 1216 the castle was sufficiently strong to withstand a siege by forces opposed to King John. Most contemporary commanders used their troops in a slow, expensive, attritional warfare based on sieges of selected fortified cities or fortresses. To capture a town through a siege one must, according to Philon, make proper use of machines such as catapults and other war engines. Synonyms blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement 1.1 An operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender. （军事）围困；围攻 Example sentencesExamples A man whose life fell apart after he sparked a dramatic armed police siege with a toy weapon said today: ‘Throw away your guns.’ A man who held a woman against her will through a 12-hour armed police siege today faces a life sentence. I yearn for those days when everything was full of wonder and fun, when kids could play cowboys and Indians in the street with toy guns that did not cause an armed police siege. A police siege of his house ended peacefully with his surrender to authorities. Two people held hostage after a 24-hour drinking session ended in a police siege have spoken of their terror. 1.2 A prolonged period of misfortune. I've been having a siege of headaches Phrases lay siege to Conduct a siege of (a place) 包围，围攻（某地） government forces laid siege to the building 政府武装包围了整幢楼。 figurative the press laid siege to her apartment 〈喻〉新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。 Example sentencesExamples After the battle the English expeditionary force landed and laid siege to Rounai. The objective was to silence the forts so that minesweepers could clear the minefields to allow the fleet to force the Dardanelles and lay siege to Constantinople (now Istanbul). My parents told me that I really had to speak to the press, who were laying siege to the hospital. The Iliad covers just a few weeks of the tenth year of the long period over which the Greek forces laid siege to the city of Troy. Read Michael Crichton's Timeline and, on a misty day, it is easy to imagine medieval armies laying siege to these fortresses. In December 1880 the Boers rose in revolt, laying siege to isolated British garrisons. They combined forces and actually laid siege to Aleppo itself. A generation ago, mounting an expedition meant drafting a herd of porters, slogging loads of gear to a rocky base camp, and laying siege to a Himalayan peak. True to form the press were preparing to lay siege to the two family homes. The Takeda army that laid siege to Nagashino castle consisted of 15,000 men, of whom 12,000 took part in the subsequent battle. Synonyms barricade, close up, block off, shut off, seal, bar under siege (of a place) undergoing a siege. （某地）处在包围之中 the fort had been under siege by guerrillas since June figurative we are under siege from budget cuts Example sentencesExamples The one site that was not under siege was City Hall, where Seb Ommati was sitting down to a steak dinner with his ward and the mayor of the city. But how could one hide the fact that their capital was under siege by an army of rebels? The island had been under siege for several months by a fleet of pirate vessels, and the two had gone on a quest to solve their problem. As I have long suspected, Bellandor perished by his own hand when the city he helped defend was under siege. Manstein believed three or four divisions could keep the fortress under siege. At the time it felt like we were surrounded by an army, properly under siege. Sometimes my parents got a little suspicious as to where I was disappearing every time our village was under siege. Against his instructions, he elected to stay and defend the capital, Khartoum, which came under siege from the Mahdi in May 1884. These women have lost loved ones, they face their daily fears and campaign under siege. It is clear Helen has not been happy in Troy either - especially during the years Troy has been under siege by invading Greeks. Synonyms besieged, under siege, blockaded, surrounded, encircled, hemmed in, under attack Origin Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’. noun.1 phr.
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