siege
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noun
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside:
(軍･報道陣などによる)包囲(攻撃), 取り囲み; 包囲期間; (人質をとっての)立てこもり, 籠城
e.g. Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
e.g. as modifier : siege warfare.
an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
a prolonged period of misfortune:
(病気などの)長く苦しい期間
e.g. I've been having a siege of headaches.
PHRASES
lay siege to
conduct a siege of (a place):
e.g. government forces laid siege to the building
e.g. figurative : the press laid siege to her apartment.
under siege
(of a place) undergoing a siege:
e.g. the fort had been under siege by guerrillas since June
e.g. figurative : we are under siege from budget cuts.
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’.