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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。
包围；围困
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
包围；围困
to surround someone or something, especially closely or on all sides
The village was beset by floods.
村庄被洪水围困。
与包围、困扰有关的含义。
Senses relating to surrounding.
beset
Base
原形
besets
3rd person
第三人称单数
besetting
-ing
现在分词
beset
Past
过去式
beset
Past participle
过去分词
Problems beset the city.
问题困扰着这座城市。
The army beset the fortress.
军队包围了堡垒。
The project has been beset by delays.
这个项目一直受到延误的困扰。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
The small village is beset by numerous problems.
这个小村庄被诸多问题困扰。
During the expedition, they were beset by harsh weather.
在探险过程中，他们被恶劣天气围困。
Besetting doubts often prevent decisive action.
困扰的疑虑常常阻碍果断行动。
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。
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。
主动语态较少见，主语多为抽象事物。
Doubts beset the young writer.
疑虑困扰着这位年轻作家。
Not this
The city was beset of natural disasters.
Use this
The city was beset by natural disasters.
表示“被……困扰”时，beset 后应接介词 by，而非 of，因为 by 引出施动者。
Not this
This is a beset problem for many students.
Use this
This is a besetting problem for many students.
作为形容词表示“不断困扰的”时，应使用现在分词 besetting，而非过去分词 beset。
Not this
Many difficulties beset.
Use this
Many difficulties beset the team.
beset 是及物动词，必须带宾语，不能单独使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
困难重重
The negotiations were beset with difficulties.
谈判困难重重。
疑虑重重
She was beset by doubts about her decision.
她对自己的决定疑虑重重。
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。
饱受犯罪困扰
The neighborhood is beset by crime.
这个社区饱受犯罪困扰。
为…所困；受…烦扰
The plan was beset by problems from the start.
这个计划从一开始就问题缠身。
四面受敌；受到各方围困
The government is beset on all sides by criticism.
政府正受到来自四面八方的批评。
难以摆脱的恶习；痼习
Procrastination is my besetting sin.
拖延是我难以改掉的坏毛病。
你在我前后环绕我，按手在我身上。
King James Version Bible, Psalm 139:5. In this verse, 'beset' means 'surrounded' or 'hemmed in.' It is often quoted to express being completely enclosed by God's presence.
出自《钦定版圣经》诗篇139:5。此处 beset 意为“被包围”或“被围困”。这句常被引用，表达完全被上帝的同在所环绕。
就当放下各样的重担，脱去容易缠累我们的罪。
King James Version Bible, Hebrews 12:1. Here 'beset' means 'to surround and trouble.' The phrase about the sin that 'easily besets us' has become a common way to describe an entangling habit or weakness.
出自《钦定版圣经》希伯来书12:1。此处 beset 意为“环绕并困扰”。“容易缠累我们的罪”这一说法已成为描述某种令人难以摆脱的习惯或软弱的常见表达。
Use beset naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
常用于被动语态，如 be beset by/with
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