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

单词

siege piece

释义

siege /sēj/

noun

The act or process of surrounding a town or fortress, cutting off its supply lines and subjecting it to persistent attack with the intention of forcing surrender by its defenders and capturing it
Any persistent attack, offensive, attempt to gain control, etc
A long period of persistent illness or troubles
A seat or throne (archaic)
Rank, distinction or class (obsolete)
A privy (obsolete)
Dung (Shakespeare)
A mason's or bricklayer's workbench (building)
The floor of a pot furnace or tank furnace (glass-making)
A company of herons or bitterns (also sedge)

transitive verb

To besiege

ORIGIN: OFr sege (Fr siège) seat, from L sēdēs seat

siegˈer noun

A besieger

siegeˈ-artillery or siegeˈ-gun noun

Heavy artillery or a gun designed for use in sieges rather than in the field

siege basket noun

A gabion

siegeˈcraft noun

The art of the besieger

siege economy noun

An economy in which imports are restricted in order to protect national industries and production

siege mentality noun

A mental state in which one imagines one is constantly under attack

siege piece noun

siege train noun

A train of artillery for besieging a place

siegeˈworks noun

A besieger's engineering works

lay siege to

To besiege

state of siege

A condition of suspension of civil law or its subordination to military law

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