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单词 besiege
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besiege

verb
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they besiege
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/
he / she / it besieges
/bɪˈsiːdʒɪz/
/bɪˈsiːdʒɪz/
past simple besieged
/bɪˈsiːdʒd/
/bɪˈsiːdʒd/
past participle besieged
/bɪˈsiːdʒd/
/bɪˈsiːdʒd/
-ing form besieging
/bɪˈsiːdʒɪŋ/
/bɪˈsiːdʒɪŋ/
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  1. besiege something to surround a building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let you in synonym lay siege to
    • Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender.
    • (figurative) Fans besieged the box office to try and get tickets for the concert.
  2. [usually passive] besiege somebody/something (especially of something unpleasant or annoying) to surround somebody/something in large numbers
    • The actress was besieged by reporters at the airport.
  3. besiege somebody (with something) to send so many letters, ask so many questions, etc. that it is difficult for somebody to deal with them all
    • The radio station was besieged with calls from angry listeners.
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: alteration (by change of prefix) of assiege, from Old French asegier.
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