set upon
片語動詞所屬單字set
set upon — 片語動詞
1. to attack a person or animal in a sudden, violent way — slightly more formal tha
1.片語動詞
釋義
攻擊；襲擊
to attack a person or animal in a sudden, violent way — slightly more formal than 'set on' and more common in writing.
例句
The travellers were set upon by bandits in the narrow mountain pass.
A flock of seagulls set upon the picnic the moment Salma turned away.