| 词汇 | besieging |
| 释义 | besieging present participle ofbesiege besiege verb[ Toften passive ] uk /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ us /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out: 围攻;围困 The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.该城虽已被围困了两个月，但仍然把侵略者拒之城外。 When someone is besieged, a lot of people surround them: 围住;拥在…周围 When the pop star tried to leave her hotel, she was besieged by waiting journalists and fans.那名流行歌星试图离开酒店时，被一群等候在外的记者和歌迷围住了。 to make many requests or complaints about something: 烦扰;使应接不暇 After showing the controversial documentary, the channel was besieged with phone calls from angry viewers.在播放了一部有争议的纪录片之后，这家电视台就不断收到愤怒的观众的电话。 Attacking & invading advance guard aggressor ambush beleaguer beleaguered besiege blitz cyberbullying cyberwarfare declare war on someone/something false flag full-frontal assault hit and run pincer movement post-attack post-conquest pre-emption privateer surgical strike swoop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing Making appeals & requests Complaining Examples of besiegingbesieging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But principled legislation must be separated from the absolute detritus of paperwork that is besieging our small businesses, hospitals, schools and police stations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have been besieging me all the afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The free-for-all has landed us with the unemployment problem which is besieging communities like my own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nearly all of these skills are offensive in nature, besieging the enemy with elemental calamity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though his physically weak and exhausted entourage of 2,000 infantry tried to elude the besieging forces, they were not fast enough to escape safely. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The garrison had inflicted between 5001000 casualties on the besieging force and numerous more men had been taken prisoner. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A besieging army must be prepared to repel both sorties from the besieged area and also any attack that may try to relieve the defenders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Behind the trenches there were earth banks, and on these wooden walls to protect the besieging soldiers, with strong towers at intervals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The besieging army opened fire on the castle, to little effect. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During a siege, the besieging force would often dig mines under the walls to breach the fortifications of the defenders. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The besieging force allegedly numbered 60,000 whilst his garrison only had 300 men. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The campaign culminated in disaster; the besieging force was defeated and destroyed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The siege was a complete failure militarily, but several important negotiations took place there among the besieging parties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If they did not comply the besieging army would surround the town with temporary fortifications to stop sallies from the stronghold or relief getting in. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gage also worked with the newly arrived generals on a plan to break the grip of the besieging forces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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