1PROBLEMto make someone’s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them 骚扰
A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police.
一些黑人青年投诉称受到警察骚扰。
sexually/racially harass somebody (=harass someone because of their sex or race) 对某人进行性/种族骚扰
One woman claimed that she had been sexually harassed by a male manager.
一名女子声称曾遭到一名男经理性骚扰。
2.ATTACKto keep attacking an enemy again and again 反复攻击,屡次侵扰〔敌人〕
Examples from the Corpus
harass• Moreover, Max is being harassed at school by a gang of thugs, carefully drawn as a multiethnic crew.• Black teenagers are being constantly harassed by the police.• The Rover closed right up, blatantly harassing him into making one mistake that would give them the excuse to stop him.• Billingagenciesharasspoor people for the payment of the bills for purchases that might have taken place six months before.• As a result Beaumaris have raised their current points total to 53 as they harass the leaders Llanfairpwll who are on 54.• Over the following weeks, Portadown loyalists harassed the police in retaliation for what they claimed was police persecution.• The enemy did not harass us much while we were constructing our batteries.• Or stroll up to one of the distinctivesentryboxes, aligned so defenders could harasswould-beinvaders with a withering cross-fire.
Originharass
(1600-1700)Frenchharasser, from harer“to set a dog on”
➡ See also the entry for threaten1另见threaten条第1义harass ♦︎ nag ♦︎ pester ♦︎ hound ♦︎ harry ♦︎ hector ♦︎ persecute ♦︎ go onThese words all mean to annoy sb by repeatedly asking them sth or complaining about sth.这些词均表示骚扰、烦扰。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to harass / nag / pester / hector / go on at sb about sth◆to hound / pester sb for sth◆to harass / pester / harry sb with sth◆to nag / go on at sb◆to harass / nag / harry / hector sb into doing sth◆to nag / pester / go on at sb to do sth◆to stop harassing / nagging / pestering / hounding / persecuting / going on at sb◆to keep nagging / pestering sb◆to be always nagging / pestering / going on at sb■harass ˈhærəs, həˈræs [transitive, often passive] (disapproving) to annoy or worry sb by putting pressure on them, or by saying or doing unpleasant things to them, especially repeatedly over a period of time(尤指持续一段时间地)侵扰,骚扰◆He has complained of being harassed by the police.他投诉受到警方的骚扰。◆The man harassed a neighbour with racist abuse.那男子用带有种族歧视的语言辱骂侵扰邻居。◆There were claims that he sexually harassed female employees.有人声称他对女雇员性骚扰。▸harassment
noun
[uncountable] ◆racial / sexual / police harassment种族侵扰;性骚扰;警方侵扰■nag(-gg-) [transitive, intransitive] (used especially in the progressive tenses尤用于进行时) (ratherinformal, disapproving) to keep complaining to sb about their behaviour or keep asking them to do sth, in an annoying way唠叨;不停地抱怨◆She had been nagging him to mend the gate.她一直唠叨让他把大门修好。◆Stop nagging-I'll do it as soon as I can.别唠叨了-我会尽快做的。◆He's always nagging at her for wearing too much make-up.他总是唠叨说她妆太浓了。■pester [transitive, intransitive] (ratherinformal, disapproving) to annoy sb, especially by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do sth打扰;纠缠;烦扰◆Journalists pestered neighbours for information.记者缠着邻居打听消息。◆The kids kept pestering me to buy them ice creams.孩子们老缠着我给他们买冰淇淋。◆Stop pestering!别烦人了!■hound [transitive] (written, disapproving) to keep following or contacting sb in order to get sth from them or ask them questions追踪;追逐;纠缠◆They were hounded day and night by the press.他们日夜遭到媒体记者的追踪。■harry [transitive] (ratherformal, written, oftendisapproving) to repeatedly ask sb questions or ask them to do sth, especially in a way that annoys or upsets them烦扰;纠缠;折磨◆She has been harried by the press all week.整个星期她都不断受到媒体记者的烦扰。◆The superintendent sent him to harry the forensic lab over the blood tests.警官派他一次又一次地去法医检验室询问验血结果。■hectorˈhektə(r) [transitive] (written, disapproving) to try to make sb do sth by talking to them in an aggressive way威逼;威吓◆Unlike most environmentalists, she doesn't hector us about giving things up.和大多数环保主义者不同,她不会威逼我们放弃某些事物。▸hectoring
adjective
◆a hectoring tone of voice威逼的口气■persecuteˈpɜːsɪkjuːt; NAmEˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt [transitive] (disapproving) to deliberately annoy sb all the time and make their life very unpleasant骚扰;打扰;给⋯找麻烦◆Why are the media persecuting him like this?为什么媒体总这样揪住他不放?■ˌgo ˈon
phrasal verb
(goes, went, gone) (especially BrE, ratherinformal, disapproving) to repeatedly complain to sb about their behaviour, work etc.唠叨;数落;指责◆She goes on at him continually.她老是数落他。◆Stop going on about it!别再唠叨那件事了!