vòng vây
Definition
- 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.)