siege
siege — 名詞
- siegesingular
- siegesplural
1. a military operation in which an army surrounds a town, city, or fortified build
圍困
軍隊包圍城鎮以迫使其投降
a military operation in which an army surrounds a town, city, or fortified building and cuts off supplies and escape routes, aiming to force the people inside to surrender
In 1346, King Edward III's forces laid siege to Calais for nearly a year.
1346 年，英王愛德華三世的軍隊圍困加萊將近一年。
laid siege to [place] — common collocation
During the siege, rebel soldiers cut off all water and food supplies to the town.
圍困期間，叛軍切斷了該鎮所有的食水補給。
Elena's village endured a brutal siege that cut off all food supplies for months.
Elena 的村莊經歷了一場殘酷的圍困，所有糧食補給中斷了數月。
The Roman army broke the siege of the hill fort by attacking at dawn.
羅馬軍隊於黎明發動攻擊，突破了山頂堡壘的圍困。
break / lift / end a siege — typical verb + noun collocations
Journalist Omid reported from inside the besieged city during the six-month siege.
記者 Omid 在六個月的圍困期間從被圍城市內部進行報導。
- under siege
- lay siege to
- break a siege
- lift a siege
- the siege of [place]
- blockade
focuses on cutting off supplies and movement, not necessarily involving direct attacks
- encirclement
emphasises the surrounding action rather than the overall operation
- relief
the breaking or lifting of a siege by an outside force
常見錯誤
siege — 動詞
- siegepresent simple I / you / we / they
- sieges3rd person singular
- sieging-ing form
- siegedpast simple
1. to surround a place with armed forces and attack it repeatedly over a period of
圍攻
以武力長期包圍並攻擊
to surround a place with armed forces and attack it repeatedly over a period of time, with the aim of capturing it
Rebel forces besieged the capital for three months before forcing its surrender.
叛軍圍攻首都三個月，最終迫使守軍投降。
besiege + [place] — transitive verb pattern
The coastal town was besieged by the navy, preventing any ships from docking.
這座沿海城鎮遭到海軍圍攻，所有船隻都無法靠港。
passive: be besieged by + [agent]
Kiran's unit besieged the mountain camp for six weeks, cutting off its food and water.
Kiran 的部隊圍攻山上的營地長達六週，切斷了它的糧食和飲水。
Ancient armies besieged walled cities by using catapults and battering rams.
古代軍隊用投石機和攻城槌圍攻設防城市。
- besiege a city
- besiege a fortress
- besiege a town
- lay siege to
the longer phrasal equivalent, more common in historical narrative
- blockade
emphasises cutting off supplies rather than active attacking
文法句型
besiege + [place]
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- siege warfare
- siege weapons
- siege mentality
常用片語
- state of siege
- siege economy
介系詞搭配
- of (the siege of Paris)
- under (under siege)
- during (during the siege)