beset

英[bɪ'set] 美[bɪ'set]
  • vt. 包围；困扰；镶嵌
besetment beset beset besetting besets
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. annoy continually or chronically;

    "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
    "This man harasses his female co-workers"

  2. assail or attack on all sides:

    "The zebra was beset by leopards"

  3. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

双语例句

1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.
该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The discussions were beset with difficulties.
讨论困难重重。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The team was beset by injury all season.
这个队整个赛季都因队员受伤而受困扰。

来自《权威词典》

5. She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.
她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.
      三只赫斯基狗包围了巴克，瞬息间便咬破了他的头和肩膀。
    2. The country was beset with many problems.
      这个国家被许多困难所困扰。
    3. But a new threat faces a population already beset by hardship.
      但这些已经被困境困扰的人民还面临着新的威胁。
    4. The crown was beset with diamonds and jewels.
      皇冠上镶嵌着钻石和珠宝。

用法讲解

attack，assail，assault，charge，beset
  • 都含有"攻击"的意思。
  • attack常用词, 指"攻击敌人"或"用言论攻击他人"。
  • assail指"猛烈连续地攻击"。
  • assault语气比 assail强, 指"突然猛烈地进攻", 暗示"武力的直接接触" (如肉搏等), 也有"暴力"的意思。
  • charge指"冲击"或"骑兵的突然攻击"。
  • beset指"围攻", 即从各个方向攻击。

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