| 单词 | siege |
| 释义 | siege (siːdʒ ) Word forms: sieges 1. countable noun [oft under N] A siege is a military or police operation in which soldiers or police surround a place in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place. 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. Synonyms: blockade, encirclement, besiegement 2. See also state of siege 3. to lay siege to something phrase If police, soldiers, or journalists lay siege to a place, they surround it in order to force the people there to come out or give up control of the place. The rebels laid siege to the governor's residence. The press laid siege to the club. 4. under siege phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If someone or something is under siege, they are being severely criticized or put under a great deal of pressure. The guy'll think he's under siege. Radio One is under siege from all sides. Collocations: siege engine The game also includes new features added to the series of new siege engine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the introduction of gunpowder, the trebuchet lost its place as the siege engine of choice to the cannon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Among other things, it shows details of the siege engine called the onager, which afterwards played a great part in sieges, until the development of modern cannonry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From it, among other things, we learn details of the siege engine called the onager, which until recently was thought to have been common in medieval sieges. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 包围 Japanese: 包囲 |
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