beset
- IPA[bɪˈsɛt]
英式
- (of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently；surround and harass
verb: beset, 3rd person present: besets, gerund or present participle: besetting, past tense: beset, past participle: beset
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. (of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently the social problems that beset the UK she was beset with self-doubt 同義詞
- ▪ surround and harass I was beset by clouds of flies 同義詞
- ▪ hem in the ship was beset by ice and finally sank
- 2. archaic be covered or studded with springy grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers
