siege
🇺🇸
/siːdʒ/
🇬🇧
/siːdʒ/
noun
R
When an army surrounds a town to cut off supplies and force surrender
The army began a siege of the castle to force its defenders to surrender.
军队开始围攻城堡，迫使守军投降。
R
When police surround a building to force people inside to come out
The police ended the siege when the hostage-takers gave up.
当劫持人质者放弃时，警方结束了围困。
translation
围困, 围堵
词形变化
Plural
sieges