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siege /siːdʒ/► SEE ALLunder siegelay siege to sth
●under ˈsiege1. surrounded by an army or the police 被包围；被围困；被封锁◆The city has now been under siege for more than three weeks.
这座城市已经被围困三个多星期了。2. being criticized all the time or put under pressure by problems, questions, etc. 屡遭批评；受…困扰◆The dollar came under siege on Monday, falling to its lowest for three years.
美元在周一遭受围攻，降至三年来的最低点。●lay ˈsiege to sthsurround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living or working there 包围（某座建筑）◆The press and paparazzi laid siege to the star’s London flat in the hope of getting a photograph of her.新闻记者和狗仔队团团包围了那个明星位于伦敦的公寓，希望能拍到她的照片。 NOTE A siege is a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside. * siege 是一种军事行动，指军队包围一个城镇，并且停止对城中居民供应食品等，以达到占领的目的。 |