| 释义 |
siege/si:dʒ/n. 1a a military operation in which an attacking force seeks to compel the surrender of a fortified place by surrounding it and cutting off supplies etc. 围困；围堵；围攻 b a similar operation by police etc. to force the surrender of an armed person (警察等)包围(武装分子) c the period during which a siege lasts 围困期，围攻期 2 a persistent attack or campaign of persuasion 长期围攻；诱降攻势 □ lay siege to esp. Mil. conduct the siege of (尤)【军】围攻；围困 □ raise the siege of abandon or cause the abandonment of an attempt to take (a place) by siege 解除围困；使放弃围困 [Middle English from Old French sege ‘seat’, from assegier BESIEGE] |