| 词汇 | badgering |
| 释义 | badgering present participle ofbadger badger verb[ T ] uk /ˈbædʒ.ər/ us /ˈbædʒ.ɚ/ to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something, or to question someone repeatedly: 困扰;纠缠 Stop badgering me - I'll do it when I'm ready.别再烦我了——我准备好后会做的。 [ + into+ -ing verb ]She's been badgering me into doing some exercise.她一直劝我做做运动。 [ + to infinitive ]Every time we go into a shop, the kids badger me to buy them sweets.每次去商店，孩子们总是缠着我给他们买些糖果。 Synonym pester Questioning people & asking questions in general ask after someone ask questions of someone/somethingidiom be someone's for the askingidiom beat something out of someone bombard consultative Gallup poll inquisition inquisitor outpoll pin someone down ply someone with something poll pry put someone through the millidiom put someone through the wringeridiom quiz shoot survey trick question You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examples of badgeringbadgering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Both badgering and pressures to confess were applied at the preliminary hearings, and the subsequent trials. But badgering did not always work, and even confession, when it was offered, required caution, and corroborating evidence. He accused me of pestering and badgering him for the last three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The courts are very anxious that the education authorities should provide facilities and are always badgering them to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are constantly badgering the chairmen of the nationalised industries to change their policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people were always badgering me about motorists speeding down their road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They get people to go badgering, lobbying and asking endless questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, they must not continue the nagging and badgering process which has been going on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I apologise for being a bit mean and tough, and for badgering him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report talks about "badgering" employers, but our experience is that this is not enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not want to be unfair by badgering him every year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it is the badgering by the patient which is much more difficult for the doctor to resist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then followed continuous badgering not only of the poor woman, but of her relatives for the instalments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel for him in the badgering that he had to put up with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want half a dozen organisations constantly badgering one company—that would put off that company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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