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lay siege to 见SIEGE. lay siege to conduct a siege of (a place) 包围, 围攻（某地）： government forces laid siege to the building 政府武装包围了整幢楼 figurative 〈喻〉the press laid siege to her flat. 新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。 lay siege to1. besiege; invest with a hostile army 包围；围困 * The army has laid siege to the city several months. 军队已包围该城数月。 * The German army laid siege to Paris in 1870. 德军于1870年包围巴黎。2. beseech or importune constantly 恳求；强求 * He was struck by Mary's beauty and laid siege to her heart. 他为玛丽的美色所迷，并拼命追求她。lay siege to围攻;坚于求婚：A learned and talented young man was smitten with a beautiful and virtuous young lady’s attraction and laid siege to her，we all wished them to be married at an early date.一位博学多才的男青年迷恋于一位美丽贤惠的姑娘，坚持向她求婚，我们全都祝愿他们早日缔结良缘。 |