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

When you harass someone, you bother them to the point of exhaustion. It’s not that each attack is so severe, it’s the constant small attacks that wear someone out. If you harass your boss for a raise, you might end up getting fired instead!

Harass probably comes from the Old French word harer meaning "to set a dog on." Think of someone being hounded when you use this word. You can harass your parents with questions or requests, but in turn, they can also harass you to clean your room! While this is annoying, it's much worse if you are harassed in the sense of being verbally abused. The bully at school who harasses some poor kid will be subject to disciplinary action if a complaint is filed.

WORD FAMILY

harass: harassed, harasser, harasses, harassing, harassment+/harassed: harassedly/harasser: harassers/harassment: harassments

USAGE EXAMPLES

The parents say the documents are irrelevant and that the repeated demands for them are harassing and invasive.

Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Mr. Fernandez’s daughter was harassed as she arrived home from school.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Their job is to follow and sometimes harass operatives working for Russian intelligence agencies, as well as to try to recruit them as American agents.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1v annoy continually or chronically

This man harasses his female co-workers

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

goad, needle

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

haze

harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

madden

drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves

hamstring

make ineffective or powerless

badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease

annoy persistently

oppress, persecute

cause to suffer

annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

2v exhaust by attacking repeatedly

harass the enemy

Hyper

aggress, attack

take the initiative and go on the offensive

单词	harass
释义	harass (once / 621 pages) v When you harass someone, you bother them to the point of exhaustion. It’s not that each attack is so severe, it’s the constant small attacks that wear someone out. If you harass your boss for a raise, you might end up getting fired instead! Harass probably comes from the Old French word harer meaning "to set a dog on." Think of someone being hounded when you use this word. You can harass your parents with questions or requests, but in turn, they can also harass you to clean your room! While this is annoying, it's much worse if you are harassed in the sense of being verbally abused. The bully at school who harasses some poor kid will be subject to disciplinary action if a complaint is filed. WORD FAMILY harass: harassed, harasser, harasses, harassing, harassment+/harassed: harassedly/harasser: harassers/harassment: harassments USAGE EXAMPLES The parents say the documents are irrelevant and that the repeated demands for them are harassing and invasive. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Mr. Fernandez’s daughter was harassed as she arrived home from school. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Their job is to follow and sometimes harass operatives working for Russian intelligence agencies, as well as to try to recruit them as American agents. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v annoy continually or chronically This man harasses his female co-workers Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke goad, needle goad or provoke,as by constant criticism bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment treat cruelly haze harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions madden drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves hamstring make ineffective or powerless badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease annoy persistently oppress, persecute cause to suffer annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2v exhaust by attacking repeatedly harass the enemy Hyper aggress, attack take the initiative and go on the offensive
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