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1
围攻, 包围
to surround a place, typically with armed forces, in order to force those inside to give up or surrender
及物动词
- The army decided to besiege the enemy fortress to weaken its defenses.
军队决定包围敌人的要塞以削弱其防御。
- During the siege, the opposing forces worked to besiege the city from all sides.
在围城期间，敌对势力努力从四面八方包围这座城市。
- The protesters sought to besiege the government building to demand change.
抗议者试图包围政府大楼以要求改变。
- In medieval warfare, it was common to besiege castles to gain control.
在中世纪战争中，围攻城堡以获取控制权是常见的。
- The general devised a strategy to besiege the fort without heavy losses.
将军设计了一个策略，以在不造成重大损失的情况下包围堡垒。
2
围攻, 淹没
to overwhelm someone with a flood of requests, complaints, or demands
及物动词
- The customer service line was besieged with complaints after the product recall.
产品召回后，客服热线被投诉包围了。
- After the announcement, the office was besieged with emails asking for clarification.
公告发布后，办公室被要求澄清的电子邮件淹没了。
- The company’s social media accounts were besieged with negative feedback.
公司的社交媒体账户被负面反馈围攻了。
- She was besieged with questions from the media after the event.
活动结束后，她被媒体的提问包围了。
- The local council was besieged with petitions from citizens requesting action.
当地议会被市民要求采取行动的请愿书淹没了。
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围攻, 压垮
to overwhelm someone with worry, problems, or stress
及物动词
- She was besieged by worries about her upcoming presentation.
她被她即将到来的演讲的忧虑包围了。
- They were besieged by doubts and insecurities before the big decision.
在大决定之前，他们被疑虑和不安全感包围。
- The approaching storm besieges the city with fear and uncertainty.
即将到来的风暴以恐惧和不确定性围困了这座城市。
- Financial problems besiege the small business owner at every turn.
财务问题在每一步都困扰着小企业主。
- Grief continues to besiege the family after their sudden loss.
在突然失去亲人后，悲痛继续困扰着这个家庭。