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besiege

🇬🇧 UK/bi'si:dʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To surround a place with armed forces to force surrender; to overwhelm with requests or demands

围攻,包围;(以请求等)纠缠,困扰

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bemake, cause, thoroughly
+
siegesit, settle
=besiege

Common Collocations

  • 1.besiege a city围攻城市
  • 2.besiege with questions困扰

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The army besieged the castle for months.

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