badgered

英 [ˈbædʒəd]

美 [ˈbædʒərd]

v.  纠缠，烦扰(反复提出问题或要求)
badger的过去式

柯林斯词典

• 獾
  Abadgeris a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
• VERB 纠缠；烦扰；对…软磨硬泡
  If youbadgersomeone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions.
  1. She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something...
     她屡屡缠着她的医生不放，求他做点什么。
  2. They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back...
     他们不停地给我打电话、写信，软磨硬泡要我回去。
  3. Richard's mother badgered him into taking a Spanish wife.
     理查德的母亲磨破嘴皮子，终于说服他娶了个西班牙太太。

双语例句

• He constantly badgered his associates to press a public relations campaign that would call more attention to the China visit.
  他不断督促助手们展开宣传运动，引起人们对中国之行的更大注意。
• She is a fairly good worker, but she needs prodding occasionally. He constantly badgered his associates to press a public relations campaign that would call more attention to the China visit.
  她干起活来倒是相当不错，不过有时需要加以督促.他不断督促助手们展开宣传运动，引起人们对中国之行的更大注意。
• She badgered her boyfriend into taking up regular exercise.
  她缠着男友陪她做定期体育锻炼。
• The children badgered me into taking them to the cinema.
  孩子们吵着要我带他们去看电影。
• I badgered him into coming with me.
  我闹得他终于跟我同行。
• He badgered the witness out of his wits.
  他把证人困恼得不知所措。
• My wife badgered me to take her to the super market store.
  我的妻子吵着要我带她去超级市场。
• They badgered me into buying a new car.
  我很想买一本新字典。
• She badgered me into going.
  她硬缠着我让我去。
• She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something
  她屡屡缠着她的医生不放，求他做点什么。