siege [名詞] 圍攻;包圍;圍城
siege
[si:dʒ]
n.包圍, 圍攻
例句與用法:
The town was forced to yield after a long siege.
該城受長期圍困而被迫棄守。
The city succumbed after only a short siege.
該城受圍困僅很短時間就不再抵抗了。
He was smitten with Mary's attractions and laid siege to her heart.
他被瑪麗的魅力迷惑,對她苦纏不休。
The city was under siege. How could they helplessly wait for death?
兵臨城下,豈能束手待斃?
After a prolonged siege, the town was rendered up to the insurgents.
經過長時間包圍之後,這個小鎮已被起義軍攻克。
The citizens sallied out in an attempt to break the siege.
市民們進行突擊,試圖衝破包圍。
Joan of Arc led a large army to raise the siege of Orleans in1429.
貞德在1429年率大軍解除了英軍對奧爾良的圍攻。
The army has laid siege to the city several months.
部隊包圍了這城市好幾個月。
詞形變化:
動詞過去式: sieged | 動詞過去分詞: sieged | 動詞現在分詞: sieging | 動詞第三人稱單數: sieges |
英文解釋:
名詞 siege:
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
同義詞:besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
以上來源於大辭典