besieged

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒd/· adjective

国际/冲突B2

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Chinese meaning

被围困的

被bèi军jūn队duì重chóng重chóng包bāo围wéi攻gōng打dǎ

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苏sū丹dān奥ào贝bèi德dé市shì遭zāo无wú人rén机jī持chí续xù围wéi攻gōng

Example

Fatima has lost count of the number of drone attacks on the besieged city of El Obeid in Sudan

法蒂玛已经数不清苏丹被围困的城市奥贝德遭受过多少次无人机袭击。

Source: The Guardian · 4 Jul 2026

Background ✎

苏sū丹dān内nèi战zhàn下xià,奥ào贝bèi德dé城chéng成chéng为wéi政zhèng府fǔ军jūn与yǔ「速sù援yuán部bù队duì」交jiāo火huǒ焦jiāo点diǎn,无wú人rén机jī轮lún番fān轰hōng炸zhà,平píng民mín生shēng活huó艰jiān难nán。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 siège(围攻),拉丁 sedere(坐镇、驻扎)

  • be-(加强前缀,使…) + siege(围困,源自'驻扎、坐守')

Collocations

  • besieged city / besieged by drone strikes / under siege

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