今天我们要学的词是 beset.
乌克兰总统泽伦斯基在乌克兰基辅举行的议会选举后在他所在党总部观看选举结果（2019年7月21日）
beset 的意思是被困难包围，困扰。 The victory of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party in the parliamentary election gave the president a mandate to carry out sweeping changes in a country beset by conflict and high-level corruption. 乌克兰总统泽伦斯基领导的政党在议会选举中赢得胜利，让他得以在这个被冲突和高层腐败所困扰的国家进行全面改革。
Hundreds of teaching positions went unfilled in Virginia at the beginning of last school year, reflecting a teacher staffing crisis that has beset classrooms nation wide. 美国弗吉尼亚州上个学年初有数百个教师职务空缺，反映出困扰着全美各地学校教职人员短缺的危机。