Old English besettan "to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege," from Proto-Germanic *bisatjan (cognates: Old Saxon bisettjan, Dutch bezetten, Old High German bisezzan, German besetzen, Gothic bisatjan); see be- + set (v.). The figurative sense also was in Old English. Related: Beset (past tense); besetting.
雙語例句
1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
這是個為各種內城常見問題所困擾的社區。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.
該省因受種族沖突困擾而失控。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The discussions were beset with difficulties.
討論困難重重。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The team was beset by injury all season.
這個隊整個賽季都因隊員受傷而受困擾。
來自《權威詞典》
5. She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.