siege
noun/siːdʒ/
/siːdʒ/
Idioms - a 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。
Extra Examples- The royal forces marched south to lift the siege of Donnington Castle.
皇家部队向南挺进以解唐宁顿城堡之围。 - This fortress could withstand a siege for years if necessary.
在不得已的时候，这座堡垒能抵挡住多年的围攻。 - The siege lasted two years.
这次围攻持续了两年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- prolonged
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- lay
- break
- end
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- last
- begin
- end
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- warfare
- engine
- tower
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- at a/the siege
- during a/the siege
- under siege
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- a state of siege
- the siege of Troy
- 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 - The siege was finally brought to an end when the terrorists surrendered.
随着恐怖分子投降，围攻终于结束。
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- The seven-hour armed siege at the school ended peacefully.
对这所学校长达 7 小时的武装封锁以和平方式结束。 - The terrorists were shot dead during the siege of the embassy.
在围攻大使馆的过程中恐怖分子被击毙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- prolonged
- …
- lay
- break
- end
- …
- last
- begin
- end
- …
- warfare
- engine
- tower
- …
- at a/the siege
- during a/the siege
- under siege
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- a state of siege
- The siege was finally brought to an end when the terrorists surrendered.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’.
Idioms
lay siege to something
- to begin a siege of a town, building, etc.
围困，围攻（城镇、建筑物等） - The crusaders laid siege to Lisbon.
十字军围攻里斯本。 - The English forces laid siege to the city of Tournai.
英国军队包围了图尔奈城。
- The crusaders laid siege to Lisbon.
- 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） - Crowds of journalists laid siege to the star’s apartment.
成群结队的记者包围了这位明星的公寓。
- Crowds of journalists laid siege to the star’s apartment.
under siege
- surrounded by an army or the police in a siege
被包围；被围困；被封锁 - The city was under siege for six months.
该城被围困了六个月。 - At the very end of the war, Prague again came under siege.
战争就快结束时，布拉格再次处于包围之中。
- The city was under siege for six months.
- being criticized all the time or put under pressure by problems, questions, etc.
一再遭到批评的；受…困扰的 - The government is already under siege for its economic policy.
政府已经因其经济政策而受到围攻。 - Under military and economic siege, entire economic sectors have collapsed.
在军事和经济封锁下，整个经济已经崩溃。
- The government is already under siege for its economic policy.