under siege

基本解释

It is the stress of a people living in a city under siege.
這是生活在圍城中的人們所承受的壓力。
Under siege, its monopoly is secure. There is, meanwhile, no mechanism to negotiate a way out of this impasse.
封鎖下，其壟斷地位是穩固的，同時，沒有有傚的機制協調來擺脫這一僵侷。
Late last month, holed up in the Hotel du Golf in Abidjan where he had been under siege since the election by forces loyal to Mr Gbagbo, Mr Ouattara decided it was time to resort to his own forces.
自大選以來，瓦塔拉一直遭到巴博軍的圍攻，於是他藏身阿比讓的高爾夫酒店。上個月末，瓦塔拉認爲時候已到，該動用軍事力量了。

Among them are Somalia, where the transitional government is under siege by hardline Islamic rebels, Guinea and Guinea Bissau, Madagascar and Darfur.
"First of all, we're asking to organize a corridor, not simply open the border, but to deploy some forces, which could lead people out who cannot get out of their houses, who are under siege, to help them cross the border, at least into Uzbekistan because it is the nearest country."
Minister of External Affairs Celso Amorim told the council that the embassy has been under virtual siege by the de facto Honduran authorities.

But its business is under siege and there are enough uncertainties to approach only with caution.
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