under siege

基本解释

It is the stress of a people living in a city under siege.
这是生活在围城中的人们所承受的压力。
Under siege, its monopoly is secure. There is, meanwhile, no mechanism to negotiate a way out of this impasse.
封锁下，其垄断地位是稳固的，同时，没有有效的机制协调来摆脱这一僵局。
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.
自大选以来，瓦塔拉一直遭到巴博军的围攻，于是他藏身阿比让的高尔夫酒店。上个月末，瓦塔拉认为时候已到，该动用军事力量了。

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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