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siege
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural sieges
plural sieges
Learner's definition of SIEGE
1
: a situation in which soldiers or police officers surround a city, building, etc., in order to try to take control of it包围；围攻
[count]
- the siege of Paris巴黎之围
- The castle was built to withstand a siege.这座城堡的建造是为了抵御围攻。
[noncount]
- The city is in a state of siege.城市陷入包围。
2
[count] : a serious and lasting attack of something不断的攻击 — usually singular通常用单数
- He's recovering from a siege of depression.他正从长期抑郁中恢复过来。
- a long siege of bitterly cold temperatures强冷空气的长时间袭击
lay siege to (something or someone)
1
: to surround (a city, building, etc.) with soldiers or police officers in order to try to take control of it包围；围攻
- The army laid siege to the city.军队围攻了这座城市。
2
: to attack (something or someone) constantly or repeatedly不断袭击 — usually used figuratively通常用作比喻
- Angry taxpayers laid siege to city hall with letters and phone calls.愤怒的纳税人纷纷写信和打电话责问市政府。
under siege
1
: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege被包围；被围困；被封锁
- The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.这座城市被围困，食物开始短缺。
2
: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people遭众人猛烈抨击
- The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.这家报纸因为最近刊出一则虚假报道遭到了读者的猛烈抨击。
sieged; sieging
Example Sentences
Noun The castle was built to withstand a siege. The city is in a state of siege.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2017 The breach is expected to end a nightmare siege for tens of thousands of people trapped in a handful of neighborhoods controlled by the government and a nearby airport. Bassem Mroue, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017 Though Hernán Cortés, the conquistador charged with taking over what is now Mexico, initially entered the city of Tenochtitlan without resistance, before long, violence broke out and the Spanish staged a nearly three-month-long siege of the city. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 6 July 2017 Weinstein and his reputation appeared to still be under siege Tuesday. James Rainey, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2017 To have access to Dave, who is one of the nine survivors of the final siege, was huge to have. Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2017 Branch Davidians The Branch Davidians broke off from the Davidian Seventh-Day Aventists in 1955 but didn’t make headlines till the infamous Waco siege of 1993. Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 14 July 2017 The school has been under siege since September, when a social media post showed nine St. Teresa’s students posed with beer pong cups arranged as a swastika. Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, 23 Oct. 2017 Anne Applebaum’s Red Famine (Doubleday) uncovers a 20th-century Ukraine under siege. Sloane Crosley, Vanities, 22 Oct. 2017 See More
Noun
The siege occurred on the night of September 11, when 20 men armed with grenade launchers and machine guns stormed the American compound and set it on fire. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2017 The breach is expected to end a nightmare siege for tens of thousands of people trapped in a handful of neighborhoods controlled by the government and a nearby airport. Bassem Mroue, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2017 Though Hernán Cortés, the conquistador charged with taking over what is now Mexico, initially entered the city of Tenochtitlan without resistance, before long, violence broke out and the Spanish staged a nearly three-month-long siege of the city. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 6 July 2017 Weinstein and his reputation appeared to still be under siege Tuesday. James Rainey, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2017 To have access to Dave, who is one of the nine survivors of the final siege, was huge to have. Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2017 Branch Davidians The Branch Davidians broke off from the Davidian Seventh-Day Aventists in 1955 but didn’t make headlines till the infamous Waco siege of 1993. Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 14 July 2017 The school has been under siege since September, when a social media post showed nine St. Teresa’s students posed with beer pong cups arranged as a swastika. Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, 23 Oct. 2017 Anne Applebaum’s Red Famine (Doubleday) uncovers a 20th-century Ukraine under siege. Sloane Crosley, Vanities, 22 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English sege, from Anglo-French, seat, blockade, from Old French *siegier to seat, settle, from Vulgar Latin *sedicare, from Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of siege was in the 13th century Phrases Containing siege
noun
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