sieges

英 [ˈsiːdʒɪz]

美 [ˈsidʒɪz]

n.  (军队对城镇的)围困，包围，围攻，封锁; (警察对建筑物的)包围
siege的复数

柯林斯词典

• See also:We must do everything possible to lift the siege...They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion...The journalists found a city virtually under siege.state of siege
• PHRASE (警察、士兵、新闻记者等)包围，围住
  If police, soldiers, or journalistslay siege toa place, they surround it in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place.
  1. The rebels laid siege to the governor's residence...
     叛乱者包围了总督府。
  2. The press laid siege to the club.
     记者围住了俱乐部。
• PHRASE 遭受严厉批评;承受巨大压力
  If someone or something isunder siege, they are being severely criticized or put under a great deal of pressure.
  1. The guy'll think he's under siege...
     那家伙会认为他承受了巨大压力。
  2. Radio One is under siege from all sides.
     广播一台受到了来自各方的严厉批评。

双语例句

• You missed the report on the outer rim sieges.
  你错过了边缘战事的报告。
• While the media should have been more sensitive and responsible, the security forces did not secure the areas around the hotels and other sieges properly.
  虽然媒体当时应该更加敏感、更负责任，但安全部队没有适当地将酒店和其他围攻地点安全隔离开。
• If time is not pressing, sieges or neutralization will be likely options of choice.
  假如时间不紧迫，也可以选择围攻或火力压制。
• The Mongols, experts at sieges, soon overran the Wall and the fortresses, where the Kin soldiers sought refuge, slaughtering the garrisons and the civilian inhabitants.
  擅长于围攻的蒙古人不久越过金军避难的长城和要塞，残杀了守卫队和平民百姓。
• The impact of the airport sieges is spreading by the day.
  机场被围困造成的影响正在一天天扩大。
• During the worst sieges of anxiety, he would call a few friends three, four times a day.
  压力最大的那些日子，他每天要给少数几个朋友打三四个电话。
• He has made great engines for sieges.
  他制造了最强力的投石车。
• How can love happen in such a violent, ambitious and competitive world where everyone sieges others by the throat?
  爱怎么可能发生在如此暴力，野心，竞争的世界，每个人都卡着别人的喉咙？
• High velocity, protected movement is key to successful sieges, and light forces are incapable of such movement in most cases.
  高速度，有保护的机动是成功实施包围的关键，轻装部队大多数情况下是不能进行这样的机动的。
• I've heard about sieges!
  围城我是听说过的。