siege

• n. 围攻；包围；围城；不断袭击；长期努力
• vt. 围攻；包围

来自古法语 sege,座位，来自通俗拉丁语*sedicum,座位，来自 sedere,坐下，词源同 set,sit,seat. 引申比喻义包围，封锁，字面意思即即军队在包围的城墙四周安营扎寨。

siege (n.)

early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous, early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary). The military sense is attested from c. 1300; the notion is of an army "sitting down" before a fortress.

1. The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.

法官说警方对围攻安排不当。

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2. They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion.

他们希望能和平结束这次围困。

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3. The journalists found a city virtually under siege.

记者发现的是一个几乎被围困的城市。

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4. The guy'll think he's under siege.

那家伙会认为他承受了巨大压力。

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5. The siege is now in its eighteenth day.

围困今天已经进入第18天了。

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