Definition

1. Noun:
   • Encirclement; siege: A military or strategic formation where forces surround an area, position, or enemy, cutting off escape and supply routes. It implies a state of being besieged or trapped.
   • Circle of containment: More generally, any situation where something or someone is completely surrounded and confined by a ring of people, objects, or forces.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Quân đội phá vỡ vòng vây của địch. (The army broke through the enemy's encirclement.)
  • Cảnh sát dựng lên một vòng vây quanh tòa nhà. (The police set up a cordon around the building.)
  • Thành phố rơi vào vòng vây. (The city fell under siege.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vòng vây phong tỏa": A blockade ring; a tightening encirclement meant to isolate completely.
  • Vòng vây phong tỏa khiến việc tiếp tế trở nên bất khả thi. (The blockade ring made resupply impossible.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vây (v): to surround, to encircle.

  • Kẻ thù đang vây thành phố. (The enemy is surrounding the city.)

• Sự bao vây (n): the act of surrounding; synonymous with encirclement.

  • Sự bao vây kéo dài hàng tháng. (The siege lasted for months.)

Synonyms

• Encirclement: The act of forming a circle around something.
• Siege: A military operation where forces surround a place to compel surrender.
• Cordon: A line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access.

Related Idioms

• Phá vỡ vòng vây: To break out of an encirclement; often used metaphorically to mean overcoming constraints or a difficult situation.

  • Công ty tìm cách phá vỡ vòng vây cạnh tranh. (The company seeks to break through the ring of competition.)

• Siết chặt vòng vây: To tighten the encirclement; to increase pressure on a surrounded target.

  • Lực lượng an ninh siết chặt vòng vây quanh khu vực. (The security forces tightened the cordon around the area.)