harass
harass
[ˈharəs, həˈras]
verb
harasser
noun
harassingly
adverb
harassment
noun
语源
[ˈharəs, həˈras]
verb
- [with obj.]subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation
骚扰；侵扰；困扰
a warning to men harassing girls at work.
对在工作时骚扰女青年的男人们的警告。
■make repeated small-scale attacks on (an enemy)
不断袭击，屡次侵扰（敌人）
the squadron's task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
空军中队的任务是不断袭击撤退中的敌军部队。
■[as adj. harassed]feeling or looking strained by having too many demands made on one
（因压力过大而感觉）疲惫的；有倦容的
harasser
noun
harassingly
adverb
harassment
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from French harasser, from harer 'set a dog on', from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack
- There are two possible pronunciations of the word harass: one with the stress on the har- and the other with the stress on the -rass. The former pronunciation is the older one and is regarded by some people as the only correct one, especially in British English. However, the pronunciation with the stress on the second syllable -rass is very common and is now accepted as a standard alternative
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