Word · Frequency #11120
Fully loadedbesetting
包围；围困
besetting is the present participle of beset.
核心释义
to surround someone or something, especially closely or on all sides
- 1.
与包围、困扰有关的含义。
Senses relating to surrounding.
与包围、困扰有关的含义。；围绕；使苦恼；镶嵌
用法In use
The small village is beset by numerous problems.
用法提示：beset在此用作过去分词，构成被动语态，表示‘被困扰’。
During the expedition, they were beset by harsh weather.
用法提示：beset的过去分词形式与原形相同，表示‘被围困’。
Besetting doubts often prevent decisive action.
用法提示：besetting作为现在分词作定语，表示‘困扰的’。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，如 be beset by/with
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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