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accost

英 [ə'kɒst] 美 [ə'kɔst]

解释

vt. 勾引；引诱；对…说话；搭讪

※ 提供单词"accost"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

accost 搭讪

前缀ac-同ad-. -cost, 岸，同coast.原指军事行动中的渡海登岸，后词义缩小为搭讪。

英文词源

accost (v.): 1570s, from Middle French accoster "move up to," from Italian accostare or directly from Late Latin accostare "come up to the side," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + costa "rib, side" (see coast (n.)). The original notion is of fleets of warships attacking an enemy's coast. Related: Accosted; accosting.

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例句和用法

1. He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father.: 他在与她父亲搭话前,仔细地考虑着他的防范措施.

2. Family was touched by him, accost he ate and drink.: 家人被他感动了, 招呼他吃喝了一顿.

3. They have been assigned to accost strangers and extract secrets from them.: 他们被指派去与生疏人搭讪从并从他们那里套出奥秘.

4. It is forbidden accost others while chewing.: 决不可嚼着东西跟别人搭讪.

5. Female booking clerk at once enthusiastic accost, call person offer one's seat to sb.: 女售票员连忙热情招呼, 叫人让座.