单词 | set upon |
释义 | set upon (once / 1402 pages) v WORD FAMILY set upon: sets upon, setting upon USAGE EXAMPLESTexting each other near midnight after the election, they set upon holding a unity rally on the Capitol steps that weekend. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) Counter-protesters set upon the Klansmen as soon as they appeared, and a rolling brawl erupted along a street adjacent to the park. Los Angeles Times(Dec 06, 2016) Calvin Glover, 18, set upon him with a baseball bat. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) v assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" Syn|Hyper beset assail, assault, attack, set on attack someone physically or emotionally |
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