besiege
Word family nounbesiegementbesiegerbesiegingverbbesiegeadverbbesiegingly
be·siege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ verb [transitiveT] 1 ATTACKto surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control 包围;围攻;围困 → siege In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels. 公元655年4月,奥斯曼的宫殿遭到叛军围攻。
► see thesaurus at attack 2 AROUND/ROUNDif you are besieged by people, you have a lot of them around you 〔人、烦恼、想法等〕包围;缠扰 Miller was besieged by press photographers. 米勒被摄影记者团团围住。
n Grammar Besiege is usually passive in this meaning.