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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 be·siege /bɪˈsiʤ/
 (vt.)圍攻,包圍

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·siege v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.]  To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
    Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 besiege
      v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
           Vienna" [syn: beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent]
      2: cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so
         many problems that she got discouraged"
      3: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press
         photographers besieged the movie star"