Word · Frequency #11120
Fully loadedbeset
/biˈset/
verb
包围；围困
to surround someone or something, especially closely or on all sides
- 1.
Senses relating to surrounding.
与包围、困扰有关的含义。
与包围、困扰有关的含义。；围绕；使苦恼；镶嵌
In use
The small village is beset by numerous problems.
During the expedition, they were beset by harsh weather.
Besetting doubts often prevent decisive action.
be beset by [something/someone]
被动形式，表示被具体事物包围或攻击。
The village was beset by floods.
村庄被洪水围困。
be beset with [something]
常用被动，表示被抽象问题困扰。
The company is beset with financial difficulties.
这家公司被财务困难所困扰。
beset [someone]
主动语态较少见，主语多为抽象事物。
Doubts beset the young writer.
Connections
Collocations
- beset by problems
- 被问题困扰
- The project was beset by problems from the start.这个项目从一开始就问题不断。
- beset with difficulties
- 困难重重
- The negotiations were beset with difficulties.谈判困难重重。
- beset by doubts
- 疑虑重重
- She was beset by doubts about her decision.她对自己的决定疑虑重重。
- beset on all sides
- 四面受困
- The town was beset on all sides by the floodwaters.这座城镇被洪水四面围困。
- beset by crime
- 饱受犯罪困扰
- The neighborhood is beset by crime.这个社区饱受犯罪困扰。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“be + set（放置）”：像被从四面八方“放”来围住，动弹不得——就是“围困”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式报道、学术写作 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示被问题、困难等困扰或包围；口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，如 be beset by/with
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 beset /bɪˈsɛt/ 押韵，重音在末音节，元音 /ɛ/ 后接 /t/：set, get, yet, debt, regret, upset。注意拼写相似的 besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ 和 beast /biːst/ 读音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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