英语词汇“siege”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Your city is under siege if it is surrounded on all sides by an opposing force on attack. Think of a castle surrounded by a legion of armed knights.

Like many military words, siege can be used metaphorically. If you start getting thousands of e-mail messages trying to sell you canned meat, you might feel like you're under a siege of spam selling spam. In this case, you have been besieged by spam. And even more unfortunately, if you are having a siege of bad luck, you have been besieged by bad luck.

WORD FAMILY

siege: sieges

USAGE EXAMPLES

A last dissident group is currently under siege from Somali forces in the far north of Somalia, in semi-autonomous Puntland, and facing annihilation.

The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016)

It’s like a city under siege, with the fires in the centre.

The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016)

The siege of eastern Aleppo became a symbol of the suffering and brutality of the Syrian war.

The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016)

n the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

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beleaguering, besieging, military blockade

Alamo

a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

battle of Atlanta

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

Corregidor

the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

Dien Bien Phu

the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954

Lucknow

the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

siege of Orleans

a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

Petersburg Campaign

the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

Pleven

the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days

siege of Syracuse

the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

siege of Syracuse

the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

siege of Vicksburg

a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

siege of Yorktown

in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution

blockade, encirclement

a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

单词	siege
释义	siege (once / 305 pages) n Your city is under siege if it is surrounded on all sides by an opposing force on attack. Think of a castle surrounded by a legion of armed knights. Like many military words, siege can be used metaphorically. If you start getting thousands of e-mail messages trying to sell you canned meat, you might feel like you're under a siege of spam selling spam. In this case, you have been besieged by spam. And even more unfortunately, if you are having a siege of bad luck, you have been besieged by bad luck. WORD FAMILY siege: sieges USAGE EXAMPLES A last dissident group is currently under siege from Somali forces in the far north of Somalia, in semi-autonomous Puntland, and facing annihilation. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) It’s like a city under siege, with the fires in the centre. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) The siege of eastern Aleppo became a symbol of the suffering and brutality of the Syrian war. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) n the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Syn\|Exp\|Hyper beleaguering, besieging, military blockade Alamo a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico battle of Atlanta a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 Corregidor the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945 Dien Bien Phu the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954 Lucknow the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) siege of Orleans a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 Petersburg Campaign the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Pleven the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days siege of Syracuse the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse siege of Syracuse the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) siege of Vicksburg a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered siege of Yorktown in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution blockade, encirclement a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
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