beset

UK:  [bɪ'set]

US:  [bɪ'set]

第三人称单数：besets  现在分词：besetting  

v.

1.困惑;困扰;围困

2.困扰;造成困难

3.包围,笼罩;存在着

4.围攻

5.充满

6.饰

7.害(病)

8.扰,攻,袭;缠扰,为(病)所苦

9.镶,嵌

10.包围,围绕;【航海】被冰块包围

adj.

1.困冻的

1 . For a time she had been beset with a madness for writing notes which she addressed to Seth.
她曾经有一段时间害了怪毛病，象疯了似的给赛特写书柬。

2 . This doubt alone often beset Pierre. He made no plans of any sort now.
只有这团疑云常常在他的脑海中掠过，他现在也还没有制定任何计划。

3 . After a period of time has been beset by years of many symptoms I had not been repeated.
一段时间之后，困扰了我多年的很多病症居然就没再犯过。

4 . He may be beset by ethical problems, whether over campaign finance or Whitewater indictments, even conceivably of his wife.
他可能为道德问题所困扰，无论竞选捐款丑闻还是白水门事件，甚至他妻子的信誉。

5 . The enemy beset the city with a strong army.
敌人以强大的军队围困城市。