importune
importune
[ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːn]
verb
[ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːn]
verb
- [with obj.]ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
向（某人）强求，向（某人）不断要求
if the ￡190,000 had never been paid, he would have been importuned by his creditors.
如果他没有支付这190,000英镑，就会被债主缠着讨债。
■[usu. as noun importuning]approach (someone) to offer one's services as a prostitute
（妓女）拉客
- mid 16th cent.: from French importuner or medieval Latin importunari, from Latin importunus 'inconvenient, unseasonable' (see importunate)
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