名词

1. (军队或警察对某地的)围困，包围，围攻
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.

2. (警察、士兵、新闻记者等)包围，围住
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.

3. 遭受严厉批评;承受巨大压力
If someone or something is under siege, they are being severely criticized or put under a great deal of pressure.

1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Synonym: besiegingbeleagueringmilitary blockade