beset

英 [bɪˈset]

美 [bɪˈset]

v.  困扰; 威胁

过去分词：beset　过去式：beset　第三人称单数：besets　现在分词：besetting　

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牛津词典

verb

• 困扰；威胁
  to affect sb/sth in an unpleasant or harmful way
  1. 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。
  2. It's one of the most difficult problems besetting our modern way of life.
     那是困扰我们现代生活方式的最棘手的其中一个问题。

柯林斯词典

The form beset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. beset的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


• VERB 困扰；烦扰；使苦恼
  If someone or somethingis beset byproblems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
  1. The country is beset by severe economic problems.
     这个国家被严重的经济问题所困扰。
  2. The discussions were beset with difficulties.
     讨论困难重重。
  3. ...the problems now besetting the country.
     现在正困扰该国的问题

双语例句

• D., is hopeful that Tang's work will avoid the pitfalls that beset Elan's vaccine.
  对Tang的研究满怀希望，因为Tang的研究能避免困扰Elan公司的疫苗缺陷。
• These countries are beset by a chronic and serious unemployment problem.
  这些国家长期存在着严重的失业问题。
• Our subject was some of the problems that beset our world.
  我们的主题就是困扰我们社会的一些问题。
• Chinese consumers are much less affected by the pessimism that has beset shoppers in other countries.
  困扰着其他国家消费者的悲观情绪对中国消费者影响甚少。
• He bought her a bracelet beset with pearls.
  他给她买了一只镶嵌着珍珠的手镯。
• We will be more involved in the bigger ones that have beset your whole world.
  我们会更多地参与到包围你们整个世界的较大问题中。
• Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable
  该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
• The crown was beset with diamonds and jewels.
  皇冠上镶嵌着钻石和珠宝。
• The ship was beset with ice.
  这船为冰所包围。
• We are a harried people, beset by oppressors.
  我们是一伙苦恼人，我们受尽了压迫者的迫害。