pester
UK/'pestә/US
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Definitions
v.
To annoy or bother someone repeatedly, especially with requests
不断打扰，纠缠（尤指反复请求）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedLinked to pest (plague/nuisance): to pester is to keep bothering someone like a small plague buzzing around them. Note: pester may actually come from Old French empestrer ('to entangle'), with pestis only reinforcing the sense — so this breakdown shows the popular, not the certain, origin.
Root pest still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.pester someone with用……纠缠某人
- 2.pester for纠缠着要……
- 3.constantly pester不断纠缠
- 4.stop pestering别再烦
Example Sentences
- 1.
The kids pestered their parents for a puppy.
- 2.
Stop pestering me with the same question.
- 3.
Reporters pestered her for a statement.