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► 動詞
包囲  [(1)ほうい]  [包囲する]    meaning:  surround  rank: 3
☆ 彼等は敵を包囲した ⇨ They surrounded the enemy  (☛ Typically about military or police actions)

► 名詞
包囲  [(1)ほうい]    meaning:  surround  rank: 3
☆ 警察は包囲網を敷いた ⇨ Police laid a surrounding net (to capture a criminal)  (☛ Typically about military or police actions)


More examples:
  • 彼は警察の包囲網をすり抜けた ⇨ He sneaked through the police blockade
  • 彼等は敵の包囲網の強行突破を試みた ⇨ They tried to break through the encirclement of the enemy with brute force