besets

英[bɪ'set] 美[bɪ'set]
  • vt.包围;困扰;镶嵌
besetment beset beset besetting besets
  • an art.(用在元音音素前)一
  • be v.有;在;是;到达;拜访
  • optimist n.乐观主义者
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)

    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。
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。