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单词 keep on at someone
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to nag (a person)
She kept on at him to get some qualifications.
Synonyms
nag
The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became.
badger
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
pester
He's always hanging round and pestering me.
hassle (informal)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
harry
He would exploit and harry his workers.
provoke
plague
I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.
harass
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
berate
bend someone's ear (informal)
He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
be on your back (slang)
henpeck
See keep

Additional synonyms

in the sense of badger
Definition
to pester or harass
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
Synonyms
pester,
worry,
harry,
bother,
bug (informal),
bully,
plague,
hound,
get at,
harass,
nag,
hassle (informal),
chivvy,
importune (formal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
be on someone's back (slang)
in the sense of bend someone's ear
He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
Synonyms
nag,
annoy,
harass,
hassle (informal),
badger (slang),
pester
in the sense of harass
Definition
to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
Synonyms
annoy,
trouble,
bother,
worry,
harry,
disturb,
devil (informal),
plague,
bait,
hound,
torment,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
exasperate,
pester,
vex,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
beleaguer

Nearby words of
keep on at someone

  • keep faith with someone
  • keep off something
  • keep on about something
  • keep on at someone
  • keep someone down
  • keep someone posted
  • keep something back

Synonyms of 'keep on at someone'

keep on at someone

Additional synonyms

in the sense of harry
Definition
to keep asking (someone) to do something
He would exploit and harry his workers.
Synonyms
pester,
trouble,
bother,
disturb,
worry,
annoy,
plague,
tease,
torment,
harass,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
molest,
vex,
bedevil,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
in the sense of hassle
Definition
to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
Synonyms
bother,
bug (informal),
annoy,
harry,
hound,
harass,
badger,
pester,
get on your nerves (informal),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal),
breath down someone's neck
in the sense of henpeck
Synonyms
nag,
domineer,
bully,
carp,
criticize,
intimidate,
torment,
harass,
hector,
niggle,
pester,
scold,
chide,
pick at,
find fault,
browbeat,
cavil
in the sense of pester
Definition
to annoy or nag continually
He's always hanging round and pestering me.
Synonyms
annoy,
worry,
bother,
disturb,
bug (informal),
plague,
torment,
get at,
harass,
nag,
hassle (informal),
harry,
aggravate (informal),
fret,
badger,
pick on,
irk,
bedevil,
chivvy (British),
get on your nerves (informal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
drive you up the wall (slang),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
in the sense of plague
Definition
to annoy or pester
I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.
Synonyms
pester,
trouble,
bother,
disturb,
annoy,
tease,
harry,
harass,
hassle,
fret,
badger,
persecute,
molest,
vex,
bedevil,
get on your nerves (informal),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
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