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Beset Problems Tense Past N Bi'set V.困扰 Means

英语单词 beset
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.
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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。
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[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.
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  • The country is beset by severe economic problems.

    这个国家被严重的经济问题所困扰。

  • The discussions were beset with difficulties.

    讨论困难重重。

  • ...the problems now besetting the country.

    现在正困扰该国的问题

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