词典释义：
释义
n.
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
（军事）围困；围攻
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Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks 凡尔顿经受住了十周的围困
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[as modifier]
siege warfare .围攻战。
a similar operation by a police or other force to compel the surrender of an armed person
（警方或其他武力）包围，围困。
短语
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lay siege to conduct a siege of （a place） 包围，围攻（某地）government forces laid siege to the building 政府武装包围了整幢楼figurative 〈喻〉the press laid siege to her flat ． 新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通 -
under siege （of a place） undergoing a siege （某地）处在包围之中
词源
"Middle English： from Old French
