besiege 包圍

besiege
繁：包圍
简：包围

美國此前剛剛宣布向海灣地區派出第二個航母戰鬥群，並向海灣地區運送更多“愛國者”導彈係統。這樣，美軍逐漸從東(阿富汗)西(伊拉克)以及南(波斯灣)三個方向對伊朗形成包圍態勢。

伊朗秘密演練打航母 西方稱其在搞”戰爭遊戲”（2007年1月25日）。新華網，取自 http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2007-01/25/content_5649387.htm

Yet as U.S. Marines besiege the overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim city in a bid to punish the attackers, one uncomfortable question remains: Could the tragedy have been avoided?

12 U.S. troops die in Iraq; Spain leaving / FALLUJAH: Brutal ambush might have been avoided. (2004, April 19). San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/12-U-S-troops-die-in-Iraq-Spain-leaving-2791059.php