beset

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. annoy continually or chronically (Freq. 5)
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
• Syn:
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy,
chevy, chevvy, plague, molest, provoke
• Derivationally related forms:
provocative (for: provoke), provocation (for: provoke), provoker (for: provoke), molestation (for: molest), plague (for: plague), harrier (for: harry), hassle (for: hassle), harasser (for: harass), harassment (for: harass)
• Hypernyms:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil
• Hyponyms:
needle, goad, torment, rag, bedevil,
crucify, dun, frustrate, haze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
set upon
• Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
• Syn:
encrust, incrust
• Derivationally related forms:
incrustation (for: incrust), encrustation (for: encrust)
• Hypernyms:
decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  encrust, incrust, set upon