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.
軍隊開始圍攻城堡，迫使守軍投降。
R
When police surround a building to force people inside to come out
The police ended the siege when the hostage-takers gave up.
當劫持人質者放棄時，警方結束了圍困。
translation
圍困, 圍堵
詞形變化
Plural
sieges