siege
n. 围攻,围困,围城(期间); 不断袭击; 长期努力
A siege is a military or police operation in which soldiers or police surround a place in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place.
We must do everything possible to lift the siege...
我们必须尽一切可能解除包围。
They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion...
他们希望能和平结束这次围困。
If police, soldiers, or journalists lay siege to a place, they surround it in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place.
The rebels laid siege to the governor's residence...
叛乱者包围了总督府。
The press laid siege to the club.
记者围住了俱乐部。
If someone or something is under siege, they are being severely criticized or put under a great deal of pressure.
The guy'll think he's under siege...
那家伙会认为他承受了巨大压力。
Radio One is under siege from all sides.
广播一台受到了来自各方的严厉批评。
1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
lay siege to
包围,围攻(某地)
under siege
(某地)处在包围之中
He was smitten with Mary's attractions and laid siege to her heart.
他被玛丽的魅力迷惑,对她苦缠不休.
The insurrectionary army laid siege to the capital.
起义军围攻京城.
Gather up your belongings to leave the land , you who live under siege.
受围困的人哪、当收拾你的财物 、 从国中带出去.
The battalions held out for three months under siege.
部队在围攻的情况下坚持三个月之久.
Dozens of journalists laid siege to his flat.
许多记者在他的住宅外包围着.