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单词 beset
释义 beset
 —besetment,  n.   —besetter,  n.  
 /bi set"/, v.t., beset, besetting.
  1. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties.
  2. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest.
  3. to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
  4.  Naut.   to surround (a vessel) by ice, so that control of the helm is lost.
 [bef. 1000; ME besetten, OE besettan. See BE-, SET]
 Syn. 2. encircle, enclose, besiege, beleaguer. 3. stud, decorate, ornament.
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