| 单词 | accost |
| 释义 | accost (once / 1451 pages) 1v 2v To accost is to approach someone aggressively or confront them in an inappropriate way. Accost describes a confrontation — one that's often aggressive in nature. You're likely to be accosted by angry picketers if you wear your finest fur coat to a march against animal cruelty. The paparazzi make their living by accosting celebrities, pushing in close to snap candid photos as the stars leave their limos. The drunk man who accosts his attractive female co-worker at a company cocktail party is looking for more than conversation. WORD FAMILYaccost: accosted, accosting, accosts USAGE EXAMPLESThey are generally amiable and accommodating, but when they are high they become agitated and accost me, threatening harm if I call the police. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) Many recounted stories of being followed and accosted on public transport. BBC(Nov 25, 2016) The next day, Hussein contacted Nature again: his wife had just been accosted at their local pharmacy. Nature(Nov 21, 2016) 1 v speak to someone 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper address, come up to greet, recognise, recognize express greetings upon meeting someone approachmake advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion hitpay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to shake handstake someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation bob, curtsymake a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect salutegreet in a friendly way present, saluterecognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position salutehonor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers hail, heraldgreet enthusiastically or joyfully receive, welcomebid welcome to; greet upon arrival say farewellsay good-bye or bid farewell bid, wishinvoke upon come, come up move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody v approach with an offer of sexual favors Syn|Hyper hook, solicit hook, snare entice and trap offer make available or accessible, provide or furnish |
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