roust

roust
[raʊst]
verb
  1. [with obj.]cause to get up or start moving; rouse
    使起床;使起身;唤醒,唤起
    I rousted him out of his bed with a cup of tea.
    我用一杯茶把他从床上拖起来。
    ■(N. Amer. informal)treat roughly; harass
    (北美,非正式)粗暴对待;打扰,烦扰;骚扰
    the detectives who had rousted him the night of the murder.
    谋杀当晚打扰他的侦探们。
roust around
  1. rummage
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: perhaps an alteration of rouse
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