n.

1. 圍攻；包圍；圍城[C][U]
   The insurrectionary army laid siege to the capital.

   起義軍圍攻京城。

2. 【美】（疾病等的）長期折磨；（災禍等的）不斷襲擊[C]
   a siege of illness

   疾病的長期折磨

3. 劫持[C]
   After an 18-hour siege, the police stormed the house and captured the gunman.

   武裝劫持十八小時之後，警方襲擊了那所房子並抓獲了持槍罪犯。

vt.

1. 圍攻；圍困

n.

1. 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.
2. a similar operation by a police team to compel the surrender of an armed person.