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.
軍隊は城を包囲し、守備隊に降伏を迫り始めた。
R
When police surround a building to force people inside to come out
The police ended the siege when the hostage-takers gave up.
人質を取った者が降伏したとき、警察は包囲を終了した。
translation
軍隊が町を包囲し供給を断ち降伏を強要, 警察が建物を包囲し内部の者を外出させる
語形変化
Plural
sieges