lay siege

verb

The army decided to lay siege to the enemy's fortress.

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意味（1）

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.

And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.

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意味（2）

(intransitive, figuratively) To attack continually over a long period.

They’re laying siege to all we hold dear.

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