| 单词 | military blockade |
| 释义 | military blockade (once / 656629 pages) n WORD FAMILY military blockade USAGE EXAMPLESA report by the human rights group reveals many now fear dying of hunger after several months living under a military blockade. BBC(Sep 30, 2016) The Islamic State group's grip on Fallujah and an Iraqi military blockade there have created harsh living conditions, with many people reportedly starving to death. US News(May 23, 2016) In a series of contingency plans that followed, options ranged from a military blockade to airstrikes and mining of Cuban ports. Time(Oct 02, 2014) n the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Syn|Exp|Hyper beleaguering, besieging, siege 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 Atlantaa siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864 Corregidorthe 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 Phuthe French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954 Lucknowthe British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857) siege of Orleansa long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 Petersburg Campaignthe final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Pleventhe town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days siege of Syracusethe Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse siege of Syracusethe Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) siege of Vicksburga decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered siege of Yorktownin 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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