新聞美語 每日一字 Siege

1月8日New York Times(紐約時報)的一則新聞報導：
As President Biden arrived here on Sunday to tour an American border city swamped by migrants, he found himself under siege from all sides.
當拜登總統週日抵達參觀一個被移民淹沒的美國邊境城市時，他發現自己受到了四面八方的圍攻。

"Siege"這個名詞的譯解就是軍事上的"圍攻"。
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.

"Siege"的例句：
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks.
凡爾登經受住了十週的圍困。
The invaders sieged the castle.
侵略者圍攻了城堡。

"Siege"的同義字有：
blockade、beleaguerment、encirclement、conflict、besiegement…