单词	molestation
释义	molestmo‧lest /məˈlest/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINmolest Origin: 1300-1400 Old French molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus ‘heavy, annoying’, from moles ‘mass’ Verb Table VERB TABLE molest Simple Form Present I, you, we, they molest he, she, it molests Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they molested Present perfect I, you, we, they have molested he, she, it has molested Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had molested Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will molest Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have molested Continuous Form Present I am molesting he, she, it is molesting you, we, they are molesting Past I, he, she, it was molesting you, we, they were molesting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been molesting he, she, it has been molesting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been molesting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be molesting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been molesting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Her father had molested her and her sisters when they were children. The boy told officers he had been molested several times. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An autopsy revealed she had been sexually molested. And she had been ... yes, she had been: she had been molested, if only on the surface. Dietz told jurors it was up to them to decide whether Erik was molested. In this case, the husband had raped his wife following an undertaking to the court not to molest her. Pinochi said the investigation began in June when a woman, now about 29, claimed she was molested as a child. So Argos remained quiescent, and did not, for example, molest Mykenai and Tiryns, which took part in the war. When discovered, the youths often said they were molested. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto attack or harm someone in a sexual way► rape to force someone to have sex when they do not want to: · He was accused of raping his ex-girlfriend.· The woman was raped and then murdered by her kidnapper. ► rape the crime of forcing someone to have sex when they do not want to: · It was not the first time he had been accused of rape.· Rape victims receive special counselling and are treated very sensitively.· A woman's sexual history should not be introduced in a rape trial. ► abuse/sexually abuse to harm a child by forcing them to have sex or touching them in a sexual way, especially over a long period of time: · He had been sexually abusing his daughter since she was eleven years old. ► molest to harm or upset someone by touching them in a sexual way: · Her father had molested her and her sisters when they were children. ► sexual harassment when someone, especially someone you work with, regularly makes sexual remarks, looks at you in a sexual way, or tries to touch you in a sexual way that you do not want. Sexual harassment can be punished by law: · Victims of sexual harassment are often afraid to report it in case they lose their jobs.· She successfully prosecuted her boss for sexual harassment. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► sexually · An autopsy revealed she had been sexually molested.· Erik testified earlier in the retrial that his father sexually molested him for 12 years.· Chapman admitted last year to sexually molesting a 13-year-old boy in suburban Dallas and is serving a four-year prison sentence.· During the six and a half years of marriage, I was repeatedly beaten, terrorized, tortured and sexually molested. NOUN► child · Pinochi said the investigation began in June when a woman, now about 29, claimed she was molested as a child.· You may have been abused or molested as a child.· The seventh of nine children, Wiedman told court officials he, too, was molested as a child.· No one wants a person likely to molest a child living next door. ► girl · He tried to molest some poor girl at the Shakespeare School and got thrown out.· White was acquitted of molesting two girls in August, but was convicted of molesting a third girl. 1to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching them in a sexual way or by trying to have sex with them SYN  abuse:  men who molest young boys2old-fashioned to attack and physically harm someone:  a dog that was molesting sheep—molester noun [countable]—molestation /ˌməʊleˈsteɪʃən $ ˌmoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]:  sexual molestation → child molester
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