| siege | under ~, dikepung: the fort has been under ~ for seven weeks, kubu itu telah dikepung selama tujuh minggu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| besiege | vt 1. lay siege to, mengepung: the town was ~d for six months, bandar itu dikepung selama enam bulan; 2. crowd round, mengerumuni: the new President was ~d by journalists, Presiden baru itu dikerumuni wartawan; football fans besieging the ticket booth, peminat-peminat bola sepak yg mengerumuni pondok tiket; 3. overwhelm (with requests etc) menghujani: the reporters ~d him with questions, pemberita-pemberita itu menghujaninya dgn pertanyaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rope | ~ st off, mengepung sst dgn tali utk memisahkannya: the court was ~d off from the rest of the field, gelangggang itu dikepung dgn tali utk memisahkannya drpd bahagian lain padang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| capitulate | vi menyerah: to ~ to the will of the people, menyerah kpd kehendak rakyat; the enemy ~d after three weeks of siege, pihak musuh menyerah setelah tiga minggu dikepung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| by | 12. (denoting agent responsible for or engaged in doing st) oleh, [sometimes not translated]: he was knocked down ~ a car, dia dilanggar kereta; a town surrounded ~ soldiers, bandar yg dikepung oleh askar; he was killed ~ lightning, dia mati dipanah petir; he was ordered ~ the captain to stand guard, dia diperintahkan oleh kapten utk berkawal; a poem written ~ Wordsworth, puisi yg dicipta oleh Wordsworth; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beleaguer | vt 1. harass, plague, menghantui, mengganggu: he was ~ed by doubts, dia dihantui keraguan; 2. lay siege to, mengepung: the city was ~ed for months, kota itu dikepung berbulan-bulan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embattled | adj 1. in battle array, bersedia utk bertempur: ~ forces awaiting the dawn, angkatan tentera yg bersedia utk bertempur sedang menunggu waktu subuh; 2. fortified, berkubu; 3. beleaguered, dikepung musuh; 4. beset by problems, dilanda masalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |