pester

US [ˈpestər]
UK [ˈpestə(r)]
  • v.打扰；纠缠；烦扰
  • Web使烦恼；胡缠；裹乱
Simple Present：pesters  Present Participle：pestering  Past Tense：pestered  

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pester
v.
1.
打扰；纠缠；烦扰to annoy sb, especially by asking them sth many times
Journalists pestered neighbours for information.
记者缠着邻居打听消息。
He has been pestering her with phone calls for over a week.
他打电话骚扰她有一个多星期了。
The horses were continually pestered by flies.
马不断地被苍蝇叮咬。
The kids kept pestering me to read to them.
孩子们老缠着我给他们读故事书。

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1.
He promised not to pester the queen to sleep with him if she swore to take none of his possessions.
他答应不强求希巴女王共寝，但女王须发誓不擅取他任何东西。
tā dā ying bù qiǎng qiú xī bā nǚ wáng gòng qǐn , dàn nǚ wáng xū fā shì bù shàn qǔ tā rèn hé dōng xi 。
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2.
She tried to shake him off but he continued to pester her.
她想甩开他，但他仍不断缠著她。
tā xiǎng shuǎi kāi tā , dàn tā réng bú duàn chán zhù tā 。
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3.
Imagine a space to another space and imagine a time slot to another time slot, which will bring people both pleasure and pester.
在一个空间想象另外一个空间，在一个时间想象另外一个时间，这永远给人们带来乐趣和困扰。
zài yī gè kōng jiān xiǎng xiàng lìng wài yī gè kōng jiān , zài yī gè shí jiān xiǎng xiàng lìng wài yī gè shí jiān , zhè yǒng yuǎn gěi rén men dài lái lè qù hé kùn rǎo 。
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My little brother will pester me when I get home from school, until I finally play ball with him.
我弟弟在我放学后就会缠著我一起去打球，不答应就不干休。
wǒ dì dì zài wǒ fàng xué hòu jiù huì chán zhù wǒ yì qǐ qù dǎ qiú , bù dā ying jiù bú gàn xiū 。
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but there is one infallible test: no genuine junk shopkeeper will ever pester you to make up your mind and buy something.
但可以做一个屡试不爽的测试来检验该旧货店是否可靠：名副其实的旧货店店主永远不会缠着你决定是否买东西。
dàn kě yǐ zuò yī gè lǚ shì bù shuǎng de cè shì lái jiǎn yàn gāi jiù huò diàn shì fǒu kě kào : míng fù qí shí de jiù huò diàn diàn zhǔ yǒng yuǎn bú huì chán zhe nǐ jué dìng shì fǒu mǎi dōng xi 。
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6.
The breeze copies to connect Lian to use to pester a blade earthquake to open nearby one flower petal and flustered and frustratedly says.
风影连帘用气刃震开身边一片花瓣，气急败坏的说道。
fēng yǐng lián lián yòng qì rèn zhèn kāi shēn biān yī piàn huā bàn , qì jí bài huài de shuō dào 。
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trifle He told her not to pester him with trifles . . .
他叫她别拿小事来烦他
tā jiào tā bié ná xiǎo shì lái fán tā
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While my mother prepared dinner each night, my brothers and I would pester her.
每天晚上妈妈做饭的时候，我和哥哥都会缠着她问
měi tiān wǎn shang mā mā zuò fàn de shí hou , wǒ hé gē gē dū huì chán zhe tā wèn
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It even let you remotely lock the phone or pester the thief with a loud alarm that couldn't be disabled without removing the battery.
更绝的是这款软件可以让你远程锁定手机，或者发出大声警报，让小偷不知所措，只有卸掉电池警报才会消除。
gèng jué de shì zhè kuǎn ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ ràng nǐ yuǎn chéng suǒ dìng shǒu jī , huò zhě fā chū dà shēng jǐng bào , ràng xiǎo tōu bù zhī suǒ cuò , zhǐ yǒu xiè diào diàn chí jǐng bào cái huì xiāo chú 。
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10.
In other words: one must not inconsiderately pester the cause of desire.
换句话说，我们一定不要冒失地骚扰这个欲望的原因。
huàn jù huà shuō , wǒ men yí dìng bú yào mào shi de sāo rǎo zhè ge yù wàng de yuán yīn 。
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