Harass

GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 侵扰, 烦忧
• ［英］ v. 侵扰, 烦忧 ( to trouble with cares, debts, repeated questions)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: har 看作 hard, ass ( 驴子) hard-ass -> 倔驴 -> 烦扰;
• ［例］ Pirates harassed the villages along the coast.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: French harasser, from Middle French, from harer to set a dog on, from Old French hare, interjection used to incite dogs, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hier here — more at here
• Date: 1617
• 1.
  • a. exhaust, fatigue
  • b.
    • (1) to annoy persistently
    • (2) to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct
• 2. to worry and impede by repeated raids <harassed the enemy>
• Synonyms: see worry
• ? harasser noun
• ? harassment noun

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