英语词汇“molestation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

molestmolest /məˈlɛst/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYmolest

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus heavy, annoying

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

1to attack or harm someone, especially a child, by touching him or her in a sexual way or trying to have sex with him or her → abuse: The boy told officers he had been molested several times.2old-fashioned to attack and physically harm someone [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French molester, from Latin molestare, from molestus heavy, annoying]—molester noun [countable]—molestation /ˌmɑləˈsteɪʃən, ˌmoʊ-, -lɛ-/ noun [uncountable]