動詞 besiege:

1. surround so as to force to give up
   同義詞：beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
2. cause to feel distressed or worried
3. harass, as with questions or requests

1. The city was besieged by the enemy for a few days.
   這座城市被敵人圍困了幾天。
2. He was besieged by visitors.
   來賓把他圍在中間。

be.siege

v.tr.（及物動詞）
be.sieged,be.sieg.ing,be.sieg.es
To surround with hostile forces.
為敵對勢力包圍
To crowd around; hem in.
擁擠在周圍；包圍住
To harass or importune, as with requests:
如被詢問糾纏或強求：
例句：
Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.
記者們糾纏住獲勝者進行采訪

To cause to feel distressed or worried:
使感到喪氣或焦慮：
例句：
She was besieged by problems.
她為難題所困

來源：
Middle English besegen
中古英語 besegen
probably with substitution of bi- [be-]
可能 bi-的代用 [前綴，表.全面地，徹底地.]
from assegen
源自 assegen
from Old French assegier
源自 古法語 assegier
from Vulgar Latin *assedic3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *assedic3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁語 ad- [前綴，表.朝，向.]
Vulgar Latin *sedic3re [to sit] from Latin sedôre * see siege
俗拉丁語 *sedic3re [坐] 源自 拉丁語 sedôre *參見 siege

【引伸】
besiege.ment
n.（名詞）
besieg.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>besiege,beleaguer,blockade,invest,siegeThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to surround with hostile forces.:
這些動詞所共有的中心意思是.為敵對勢力所包圍.：
例句：
besiege a walled city:
圍困一設有城墻的城市：

例句：
a beleaguered settlement;
被圍困的居住地；

例句：
blockaded the harbor;
被圍的港口；

例句：
investing a fortress;
包圍一要塞堡壘；

例句：
a castle sieged by foot soldiers and cavalry.
被步兵和騎兵包圍的城堡。