siege
noun
siːdʒ
noun
1
a
situation
in
which
an
army
or
the
police
surround
a
place
and
try
to
gain
control
of
it
or
force
someone
to
come
out
of
it
〔军队或警方对地方的〕围困，封锁，包围
The
siege
lasted
almost
four
months.
这次封锁历时近四个月。
a
three-day
police
siege
at
a
remote
country
cottage
警方对一座偏僻村舍三天的包围
[+
of
]
the
siege
of
Leningrad
列宁格勒之围
end/lift/raise
a
siege
2
lay siege to sb/sth
a.
if
the
army
or
police
lay
siege
to
a
place,
they
start
a
siege
against
it
b.
if
you
lay
siege
to
someone,
you
do
everything
you
can
to
try
and
get
them
to
talk
to
you
〔为使某人和自己说话而〕向某人展开攻势
In
June
1176
King
Richard
laid
siege
to
Limoges.
1176 年 6 月，理查王对利摩日实施包围。
Then
he
set
to
work
laying
siege
to
her
with
letters.
接着他给她写信，向她展开攻势。
3
be under siege
a.
to
be
surrounded
by
an
army
in
a
siege
b.
to
be
being
criticized,
attacked,
or
threatened
all
the
time
不断受到批评 （攻击，威胁 ），受到围攻
The
TV
station
has
been
under
siege
from
irate
viewers
phoning
in
to
complain.
电视台受到愤怒观众的围攻，他们不断打电话来投诉。
4
siege mentality
the
feeling
among
a
group
of
people
that
they
are
surrounded
by
enemies
and
must
do
everything
they
can
to
protect
themselves
〔一群人感觉被围困因而必须想方设法自卫的〕受围心态