besieged
(v.)(vbl.)包圍,圍繞
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.
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besieged
adj : surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town"