英语单词 | beset |
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英美音标 | [bi'set] |
中文释义 | v.困扰 |
vocabulary简明 | Beset means to attack from all sides––an invading army will beset a castle, or you might find yourself beset by a devastating storm. |
vocabulary扩展 | Beset also has a very different meaning: to decorate or encrust with jewels or other ornamentation. If you are attending a ball, you may choose a gown that is beset with silver sequins, just be careful that you don't end up looking like a giant disco ball. |
柯林斯星级 | ★☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 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。 1 [VERB 动词]困扰;烦扰;使苦恼 If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely. [ [V n]
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