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Beset Problems Country Tense Past N 英 Bɪ'Set] 美

英语单词 beset
英美音标 英 [bɪ'set] 美 [bɪ'set]
中文释义 vt.包围;困扰;镶嵌
英语例句 (1) Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.
(2) The country was beset with many problems.
(3) But a new threat faces a population already beset by hardship.
(4) The crown was beset with diamonds and jewels.
中文例句 (1) 三只赫斯基狗包围了巴克,瞬息间便咬破了他的头和肩膀。
(2) 这个国家被许多困难所困扰。
(3) 但这些已经被困境困扰的人民还面临着新的威胁。
(4) 皇冠上镶嵌着钻石和珠宝。
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。
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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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