pester

英['pestə] 美
  • vt. 纠缠,烦扰;使烦恼
  • n. (Pester)人名;(德)佩斯特

词态变化


第三人称单数: pesters;过去式: pestered;过去分词: pestered;现在分词: pestering;

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1. pest => pester.

中文词源


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。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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.

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2. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
他对她说不要为小事而烦扰他.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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