the besieging of + place
besieging 作名词时通常带定冠词,后用 of 引出被围困的地方。
The besieging of the city lasted nearly a year.
对这座城市的围困持续了将近一年。
围攻;围困
besiegings — plural of besieging
包围
围攻;围困
The act by which a place is besieged.
The army is besieging the fortress, cutting off all supply routes.
军队正在包围堡垒,切断所有补给路线。
用法提示:句中 "besieging" 用作现在分词,表示正在进行的包围行动。
Financial troubles have been besieging him for months.
财务困扰已经困扰他好几个月了。
用法提示:句中 "besieging" 用作现在分词,表示持续困扰的状态。
Fans are besieging the singer outside the hotel for autographs.
粉丝们正在酒店外包围这位歌手索要签名。
用法提示:句中 "besieging" 用作现在分词,表示人群的围困行为。
besieging 作名词时通常带定冠词,后用 of 引出被围困的地方。
The besieging of the city lasted nearly a year.
对这座城市的围困持续了将近一年。
用 by 引出实施围困的一方,动作的施受关系更清楚。
The besieging of the town by rebel forces cut off all supplies.
叛军对这座小镇的围困切断了一切补给。
与 during 等介词连用时,表示“在围困期间”。
Many civilians fled during the besieging.
许多平民在围困期间逃离了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The besieging the city lasted for months.
正确表达The besieging of the city lasted for months.
besieging 是名词,源自及物动词;表示“对某地的围攻”时,宾语前必须加介词 of,不能像汉语那样把宾语直接放在名词后。
grammar · medium
易错句子The besieging of the city from the enemy lasted for months.
正确表达The besieging of the city by the enemy lasted for months.
表示动作的执行者(围攻者)时用介词 by,不用 from;from 只表示来源,不表示施动者。
siege 是英语里表示“围攻”最常用的名词,多与 lay、under 搭配(lay siege to、under siege);besieging 是动词 besiege 的动名词形式,更强调“正在包围、持续围困”这一过程,常见于书面叙述,如 the besieging of the city。日常表达优先用 siege。
blockade 指封锁港口、道路或边境,阻止人员物资进出,对象多为通道、海岸线;besieging 指包围一座城镇或据点、切断其对外联系以迫其投降,对象是被围的地方本身。海上封锁说 naval blockade,不说 naval besieging。
encirclement 只强调把对方四面包围起来的态势,不含长期围困、断粮迫降之意;besieging 则带有持续围攻、逼其投降的目的。说“包围圈”一般用 encirclement。
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