围困

qiān fāng bǎi jì qiǎng jiù bèi hóng shuǐ wéi kùn de cūn mín

千方百计抢救被洪水围困的村民。

All sorts of measures were taken to rescue villagers stranded by the flood.

wéi kùn yào sài

围困要塞

besiege a fortress

tā men bǎ dí rén wéi kùn zài shǎo shù jù diǎn zhōng

他们把敌人围困在少数据点中。

They pin down the enemy in a few strongholds.

wéi kùn dí rén

围困敌人

pin down the enemy

wéi kùn de rú tiě tǒng yī bān

围困得如铁桶一般

close in as tightly as iron bands

bā lí bèi wéi kùn le wǔ gè yuè hòu bèi pò tóu xiáng

巴黎被围困了五个月后被迫投降。

Paris was besieged for five months and forced to surrender.

gāi chéng bèi wéi kùn bù jiǔ jí gào shī shǒu

该城被围困不久即告失守。

The town succumbed after a short siege.