| 词汇 | pestered |
| 释义 | pestered past simple and past participle ofpester 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 go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off harass joke nark nose rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom set someone's teeth on edgeidiom step/tread on someone's toesidiom tit You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests Pursuing Examples of pesteredpestered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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. They are fed up with being pestered and told what to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told to invest money abroad; indeed, we are almost pestered to do so by those who are interested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The measure will allow people to make telephone calls without being pestered in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed such fortitude and courage, despite a recurring illness which pestered him for many years of his life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 They are also pestered by dogs, horses and mischievous children who are not at school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Winners do not want publicity because they wish to avoid being harassed and pestered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the feeling that they will be harassed and pestered if, on the off-chance, they win, is a disincentive to try the national lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I visualise that we are going to be pestered with innumerable lotteries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some girls wanted marriage for no other reason than that it would stop them being pestered by other boys. 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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