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055 besiege

英音[bi'si:dʒ];美音[bi'sidʒ]

To surround so as to force to give up, cause to feel distressed or worried

v.包围,围困,围攻

同义surround, encircle反义rescue名词besiegement

解析:besiege来源于拉丁文be-(使)+-siege(包围),其字面意思为包围、围困。

●surround, encircle与besiege都表示“包围”的意思。

surround为一般用词,指围住人或物,强调这种围绕扩展到每一边。例如:The enemy was surrounded in a tight ring.(敌人被团团包围。)

encircle强调被围成圈。例如:The Mediterranean Sea is almost encircled by the lands of Europe, Asia, and Africa.(地中海几乎被欧洲、亚洲和非洲围成一圈。)

besiege意为围困、围攻,强调战争中被对方包围、围困,尤指围住城池。例如:Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.(特洛伊城被希腊人围攻了十年。)