1. | (军队对城镇的)围困,包围,围攻,封锁a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside |
the siege of Troy 特洛伊之围 | |
The siege was finally lifted(= ended) after six months. 六个月后封锁最终解除了。 | |
The police placed the city centre under a virtual state of siege(= it was hard to get in or out) . 警方可说是已封锁了市中心。 |
2. | (警察对建筑物的)包围,封锁a situation in which the police surround a building where people are living or hiding, in order to make them come out |