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besiege v.围攻；包围 (1) 当他们来围攻吉珥哈列设时，米沙做了一件可憎的事。(2) 这座城市被敌人围困了几天。 The source of the word besiege in its military sense is the Latin word for "seat." When an army settles down in front of a fort or other site of attack, they are besieging it or taking a seat there. Picture them continually bombarding the fortress with arrows and cannon shot, and you've got the picture of the figurative sense of the word, "to pester with requests, etc." If you get a lot of spam in your e-mail, you are besieged with advertisements — and maybe also besieged with worries that you'll get a virus!

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英 [bɪ'siːdʒ] 美 [bɪ'siːdʒ] (1) When they came to besiege Kir Haraseth, Mesha did an abominable thing.(2) The city was besieged by the enemy for a few days. To besiege means to attack with an army, or to pester with many requests. When all your teachers ask you to hand in assignments on the same day, you can end up feeling besieged. 1[VERB 动词]烦扰；纠缠 If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]She was besieged by the press and the public.她被媒体和公众纠缠不休。2[VERB 动词]包围；围攻 If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting.   [V n]  [V-ed]The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town...军队主力转移到了塞瓦斯托波尔，对该城进行围攻。The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.阿富汗空军正用直升机向被围城镇提供补给。

英语单词	besiege
英美音标	英 [bɪ'siːdʒ] 美 [bɪ'siːdʒ]
中文释义	v.围攻；包围
英语例句	(1) When they came to besiege Kir Haraseth, Mesha did an abominable thing. (2) The city was besieged by the enemy for a few days.
中文例句	(1) 当他们来围攻吉珥哈列设时，米沙做了一件可憎的事。 (2) 这座城市被敌人围困了几天。
vocabulary简明	To besiege means to attack with an army, or to pester with many requests. When all your teachers ask you to hand in assignments on the same day, you can end up feeling besieged.
vocabulary扩展	The source of the word besiege in its military sense is the Latin word for "seat." When an army settles down in front of a fort or other site of attack, they are besieging it or taking a seat there. Picture them continually bombarding the fortress with arrows and cannon shot, and you've got the picture of the figurative sense of the word, "to pester with requests, etc." If you get a lot of spam in your e-mail, you are besieged with advertisements — and maybe also besieged with worries that you'll get a virus!
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]烦扰；纠缠 If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you. [be V-ed] [usu passive] She was besieged by the press and the public. 她被媒体和公众纠缠不休。 2 [VERB 动词]包围；围攻 If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting. [V n] [V-ed] The main part of the army moved to Sevastopol to besiege the town... 军队主力转移到了塞瓦斯托波尔，对该城进行围攻。 The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town. 阿富汗空军正用直升机向被围城镇提供补给。

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