beset

beset

英 [bɪ'set]
　　美 [bɪ'sɛt]

vt. 困擾；鑲嵌；圍繞

中文詞源：

beset 困擾

前綴be-, 強調。set, 放置。來自軍事用語，指包圍。

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。

2. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.
該省因受種族沖突困擾而失控。

3. The discussions were beset with difficulties.
討論困難重重。

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。

5. She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.
她想享受退休生活而不必為金錢擔憂.