lay siege to

conduct a siege of (a place)

包围，围攻（某地）

government forces laid siege to the building.

政府武装包围了整幢楼。

the press laid siege to her flat.

新闻记者把她的公寓围得水泄不通。

under siege

(of a place) undergoing a siege

（某地）处在包围之中