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besiege

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vt.围困,围攻,包围,

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besiege为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:besiegement 动词过去式:besieged 过去分词:besieged 现在分词:besieging 第三人称单数:besieges

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attack  assault  assail  invade  charge  impugn  besiege  offend  storm  board  bombard    

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assault  attack  charge  raid  siege  release    

besiege


/bɪ'si:dʒ; bɪ`sidʒ/
v
1 [Tn] surround (a place) with armed forces in order to make it surrender (用军队)包围(某处)以迫降
*Troy was besieged by the Greeks. 特洛伊城被希腊人包围了.
2 (fig 比喻)
(a) [Tn] surround (sb/sth) closely; crowd round 围住(某人[某事物]); 团团围住
*The Prime Minister was besieged by reporters. 首相被记者们团团围住.
(b) [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] ~ sb with sth overwhelm sb with (questions, requests, etc) 以(问题, 请求等)使某人应接不暇
*The teacher was besieged with questions from his pupils. 学生提出的问题很多, 教师应接不暇.

besiege


v [T]
to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control
 In April 655, Osman's palace was besieged by rebels.
[usually passive]
if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you, you are surrounded by them
 Miller was besieged by press photographers.
be besieged with letters/demands/requests etc
to receive a very large number of letters, requests etc