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besetting

/bih-set-ing/US // bɪˈsɛt ɪŋ //UK // (bɪˈsɛtɪŋ) //

固执,固执地追问,固执的,固执地追捕

Related Words

bedevil祸害,祸起萧墙,祸患,祸不单行perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑besiege围攻,围剿,围困,围堵beleaguer蓓乐格,蓓蕾格尔,蓓丽格,蓓蕾格surround环绕,围绕,围住,围绕着embarrass尴尬,窘迫,尴尬的,窘迫的invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结infest侵扰,滋扰,侵袭,滋生encompass包括,包围,涵盖,围绕着ring戒指,环,圆环,圈子badger獾子,獾,獾獾,狗獾aggress侵略性,侵略,侵略者,侵略性的nudge劝说,鼓动,劝告,暗示nag唠叨,唠唠叨叨,叨叨pester纠缠,纠缠不休,纠缠不清,缠扰attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : constantly assailing or obsessing, as with temptation: a besetting sin.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbplague; hem in
Synonyms
bedevil祸害,祸起萧墙,祸患,祸不单行beleaguer蓓乐格,蓓蕾格尔,蓓丽格,蓓蕾格besiege围攻,围剿,围困,围堵embarrass尴尬,窘迫,尴尬的,窘迫的invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑surround环绕,围绕,围住,围绕着aggress侵略性,侵略,侵略者,侵略性的assail袭击,攻击,殴打,打击attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的badger獾子,獾,獾獾,狗獾bug错误,窃听器,虫子,臭虫circle循环,圈子,圆圈,圆compass指南针,罗盘,指北针,罗经dog犬,犬类,犬只,犬犬encircle环绕,包围,环绕着,围住enclose围住,附上,附带,附带说明encompass包括,包围,涵盖,围绕着entangle纠缠,纠结,纠缠在一起,缠结environ设想,设想中的,设想一下,设为girdle带子,腰带,腰部,腰围harass骚扰,扰乱,骚扰他人,骚扰别人harry哈里,哈瑞,哈丽,海瑞hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结infest侵扰,滋扰,侵袭,滋生nag唠叨,唠唠叨叨,叨叨nudge劝说,鼓动,劝告,暗示pester纠缠,纠缠不休,纠缠不清,缠扰ride乘坐,骑车,骑马,驾ring戒指,环,圆环,圈子storm暴风雨,风暴,暴雨,暴风雪strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了drive up the wall开墙打洞,翻墙,驱车上墙,驱车前往fall on摔倒在地,摔倒在地上,落下,跌倒时fall upon跌倒在地,跌倒在地上,倾覆,跌倒在地的give a bad time闹事,挨骂,闹腾,挨打give a hard time为难,难为情,难为你了,受罪give one the business招揽生意,招商引资,招财进宝,招商give the needle给针,施针,打针,放针jump on one's case擅作主张,跃跃欲试,颠倒黑白pick on选择,选中,挑选,择put the squeeze on施压,挤一挤,挤兑,挤压start in on入手,入手了,进而,开工

Examples

  • The besetting problem I have with it to this day, is do people want to know this?

  • It is also a timely insight into the paralysis besetting US politics.

  • I found that I had been allowed to acquire certain bad habits and besetting sins—most people do.

  • And then he walked about the room, reflecting on the curse of his life—his besetting sin—irresolution.

  • Cleverly though they manipulate, cleanliness is not their besetting weakness.

  • Borrowing was his besetting sin, and he was always head over ears in debt.

  • She held parley with her besetting sin, and her desire of 'the accursed thing' grew stronger.

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