badger

badger
noun
  1. a heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically having a grey and black coat. Badgers live in extensive burrow systems called setts

  2. Several genera and species in the family Mustelidae, in particular the Eurasian Meles meles, which has a white head with two black stripes, and the North American Taxidea taxus, with a white stripe on the head
    鼬科中数属数种,尤指欧亚头白色有两道黑斑的獾和头部有一道白斑的美洲獾
verb
  1. [with obj.]repeatedly and annoyingly ask (someone) to do something or give one something
    纠缠;困扰
    journalists badgered him about the deals.
    记者们就那几笔交易问题不停地纠缠他。
    Tom had finally badgered her into going.
    汤姆缠得她终于去了。
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: perhaps from badge, with reference to its distinctive head markings. The verb sense (late 18th cent.) originates from the formerly popular sport of badger-baiting
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