siege
[si:dʒ] noun countable or uncountable
■the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it 围攻；包围•The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.对马弗京的围攻持续了八个月。 •The soldiers laid siege to (= started a siege of) the city.士兵们包围了这座城市。 •The castle was under siege for months.城堡被围困了数月。 •figurative That whole weekend at Cannes, Brigitte Bardot was under siege by photographers.在坎城，布丽吉特‧巴多整个周末都被摄影师们包围着。 ⇒ See also besiege |