新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

besiege

英  [bɪˈsiːdʒ]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • besieges , besieging , besieged

    1[T 及物动词] 不断打扰

    If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was besieged by the press and the public.

    她不断被媒体和公众打扰。

    2[T 及物动词] 围攻

    If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting.

    双语例句

    例:

    The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town.

    这支部队的主力前往塞瓦斯托波尔去围攻那个小镇。