siege
/siːdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /siːdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsēj also ˈsēzh/ (ame, mw)
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。
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。
- 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。
- 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]