pester

英 ['pestə] 美

解释

※ 提供单词"pester"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。

pester 打扰，纠缠

可能来自pest,害虫，害鸟，-er,表反复。引申词义打扰，纠缠。

pester (v.): 1520s, "to clog, entangle, encumber," probably a shortening of Middle French empestrer "place in an embarrassing situation" (Modern French empêtrer, Walloon epasturer), from Vulgar Latin *impastoriare "to hobble" (an animal), from Latin im- "in" + Medieval Latin pastoria (chorda) "(rope) to hobble an animal," from Latin pastoria, fem. of pastorius "of a herdsman," from pastor "herdsman" (see pastor (n.)). Sense of "annoy, trouble" (1560s) is from influence of pest. Related: Pestered; pestering.

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1. Now with Joy for company, she didn't pester him so much and he came home later.: 近来,有小福子做伴儿, 她不甚管束他了,他就晚回来一些.

3. PLAYER, how long will you pester me with indecisive ways?: 你到底要为这些细枝末节纠缠我多久?

4. For years Mary have been pester him to take her to europe.: 玛丽多年来一直缠著他要他带她去欧洲玩.

5. Don't pester me. I've got something urgent to attend to.: 你别跟我蘑菇了, 我还有急事呢.