| 词汇 | pester |
| 释义 | pester verb[ T ] uk /ˈpes.tər/ us /ˈpes.tɚ/ to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly: 不断烦扰，纠缠 At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food, or alcohol.在边境，有人不断纠缠游客，索要香烟、食品或酒。 [ + to infinitive ]John has been pestering her to go out with him all month.整个月以来，约翰一直缠着要和她约会。 Synonyms annoy badger bug(ANNOY)informal Causing feelings of anger and displeasure aggravate aggrieve alienate anger annoy bend give someone the shitsidiom go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off nark rile rub rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom tit tooth troll You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests Pursuing pester | American Dictionarypester verb[ T ] us/ˈpes·tər/ to annoy someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly: The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game. Examples of pesterpester Of the sample 49 per cent felt that being pestered by men was inevitable. Dealers were constantly pestered by journalists of national newspapers. She pestered the appropriate officer, several times a day over a period of three weeks. There were clients who continually pestered dealers about their warrants. I'm tired of you lot pestering me. He frequently fought with other children and his classmates often laughed at him when he constantly pestered his teachers with questions about arithmetic, history and the natural world. Couriers who continually interrupt or pester their dispatcher for work, or frequently vent their frustrations on the radio, soon find themselves making $2 or $3 an hour. Many of us have been pestered and obstructed to an unreasonable degree by those who have masqueraded as philanthropists and defenders of the sick. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They must receive trade benefits instead of being pestered with our dumped goods. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Although that is a well-known fact, it was still difficult to make others see that this is not about pestering lorries. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I have personally pestered him for a long time now, and as long as a year ago we received assurances that it was coming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was pestered to give his advice on what conditions were necessary for a litigant to view his litigation with confidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are dictated to and pestered —rightly so—by our constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many problems to be solved, safeguards to be negotiated and conditions to be pestered for. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are pestered by stray dogs running across the farm and problems are caused to other farms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of pester 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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