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

• 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。
• Riddled with a thousand gaping wounds, this reactionary clique is now beset with difficulties and contradictions both in internal and external affairs.
  今天，这个反动集团百孔千疮，内外交困，矛盾重重。
• Social life is beset with disparities between others'perceptions of us and our reality.
  社会生活充满了别人对我们的看法和我们的实情之间的差距。
• The difficulties, pressures, temptations, etc that beset us all.
  缠绕着我们的困难，压力，诱惑等。
• The grouping is beset by many of the policy conflicts and tensions that have paralysed the Doha round.
  导致多哈回合瘫痪的许多政策冲突和紧张关系，也同样困扰着这个组织。
• 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。
• The voyage was beset with dangers.
  这次航程充满了危险。
• The project has been beset by problems from the start.
  这项工程从一开始就被一些问题所困扰。
• Beset with controversies, the Games have perhaps not proved too attractive for many who signed up.
  困扰与争议，奥运会有可能不是太有吸引力了许多证明谁签署了。
• 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。