pester

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vt. 不断打扰, 纠缠

发音

UK /ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/
其它
US /ˈpɛstɚ/
US /ˈpʰɛstɚ/

词形变化

pesterer pesters 复数 pestered pesterest pestereth pestering pesters 三单 pesters pestering 现在分词 pestered 过去式 pestered 过去分词

别名

pestre

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bother or nuisance.

v.
  1. 1.

    To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.

    及物

    He pestered me with questions.

    She pestered him to help her.

  2. 2.

    To crowd together thickly.

    不及物 废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

bug tease badger beleaguer

上位词 6

rag torment crucify dun frustrate bedevil

相关短语

pester power 儿童消费力, 儿童吵着父母亲购买东西的能力。

词源

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).

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