lay siege to sth
固定搭配，siege 前不加冠词，to 后接被围攻的地方。
The enemy troops laid siege to the city.
敌军围攻了这座城市。
围攻；围困；包围
sieges — plural of siege
座位；军事行动。；武装力量包围并孤立设防据点并持续进攻的行动；座位。
The action of an armed force that surrounds and isolates a fortified place while continuing to attack.
军事行动。
Military action.
武装力量包围并孤立设防据点并持续进攻的行动
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
座位。
A seat.
The castle withstood a long siege thanks to its strong walls.
这座城堡凭借坚固的城墙经受住了长时间的围攻。
用法提示：此处 siege 是名词，指军队包围并持续攻击某地的行动；在句中作 withstood 的宾语。
Food supplies ran out during the siege, so the defenders had to surrender.
围困期间食物补给耗尽，守军不得不投降。
用法提示：siege 为名词，在此表示“围困”；在介词短语 during the siege 中作介词宾语。
The general ordered a siege to cut the city off from all outside help.
将军下令围城，以切断该城与外界的一切联系。
用法提示：siege 是名词，表示“围城、围攻”；在句中作 ordered 的宾语。
固定搭配，siege 前不加冠词，to 后接被围攻的地方。
The enemy troops laid siege to the city.
敌军围攻了这座城市。
表示处于被围困的状态，也可引申为受到大量批评、追问等。
The town was under siege for three months.
这座小镇被围困了三个月。
用于特指某一次围攻，如 the Siege of Leningrad。
The siege of the fortress lasted nearly a year.
对那座要塞的围攻持续了将近一年。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city has been under the siege for three months.
正确表达The city has been under siege for three months.
under siege 是表示“处于被围困状态”的固定短语，其中 siege 已抽象化，不加冠词 the；加上 the 就变成特指某一次具体的围困行动，与这个固定表达冲突。
grammar · medium
易错句子The army laid siege on the city for six months.
正确表达The army laid siege to the city for six months.
固定搭配是 lay siege to + 地点，介词只能用 to，不能用 on；这是受汉语“对某地发起围攻”的介词迁移影响而用错介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子During the war the town suffered three siege.
正确表达During the war the town suffered three sieges.
siege 是可数名词，复数形式为 sieges；前面有基数词 three 时名词必须用复数形式，这是汉语名词不分单复数而漏加 -s 造成的错误。
围攻；包围（某地）
The army laid siege to the city for three months.
军队围困这座城市长达三个月。
处于围困之中；受到围攻
The town was under siege for weeks.
这座小镇被围困了数周。
解围；解除包围
The relief forces finally lifted the siege.
救援部队最终解除了包围。
突破包围；打破围困
The defenders tried to break the siege at dawn.
守军在黎明时试图突破包围。
受围心态；四面楚歌的心态
Years of criticism gave the team a siege mentality.
多年的批评让这支球队产生了受围心态。
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围攻战；攻城战
Siege warfare required patience and heavy equipment.
围攻战需要耐心和重型装备。