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| 1 | an attack in which an army surrounds a castle or city in order to prevent the people inside from receiving food and water （军队的）包围，围困，围攻 | The troops prepared to withstand a long siege. 部队准备抵抗长期围攻。 | | break a siege (=to cause a siege to end) An attempt was made to break the 38-month siege of Sarajevo. 打破围困 | | lift/raise a siege (=to end a siege) The king lifted the siege two months later. 解除围困 | | lay siege to sth (=start a siege in a place) King Henry laid siege to the castle in 1275. 围攻（某地） | | under siege (=in a siege) Malta was under siege in World War II. 在围困之下 | |
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| 2 | a situation in which a group of people surround a building in order to protest about something or to force the people inside to come out （对某建筑物的）包围，围困 | Police surrounded the house for a 12 hour siege. 警方包围了这座房屋，对其进行12小时的围困。 | | state of siege The town was in a state of siege (=people could not leave or enter it) . 该城被戒严了。 | | lay siege to sth (=start a siege in a place) Hundreds of students laid siege to the American embassy. 围攻（某地） | |
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| being criticized or attacked by a lot of different people at the same time |
| 备受非议；受到围攻 |
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| The industry is currently under siege from the press. 目前该行业备受新闻界的非议。 |
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