beset

英 [bɪ'set] 美 [bɪ'sɛt]
  • vt. 困扰;镶嵌;围绕
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beset 困扰

前缀be-, 强调。set, 放置。来自军事用语,指包围。

beset (v.)
Old English besettan "to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege," from Proto-Germanic *bisatjan (cognates: Old Saxon bisettjan, Dutch bezetten, Old High German bisezzan, German besetzen, Gothic bisatjan); see be- + set (v.). The figurative sense also was in Old English. Related: Beset (past tense); besetting.
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》

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