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单词 accost
释义 ac·cost
I. \əˈkȯst, -äst also aˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French accoster, probably from Old Provençal acostar, from Late Latin accostare, from Latin ad- + costa rib, side — more at coast
intransitive verb
obsolete : to lie alongside
 < all the shores which to the sea accost — Edmund Spenser >
transitive verb
1. : to approach and speak to
 < they were accosted by the immigration officials >
: speak to without having first been spoken to
 < the host walked up and accosted the two silent guests >
2. : to confront, usually in a somewhat challenging or defensive way
 < Mrs. Berry, wishing first to see herself as she was, mutely accosted the looking glass — George Meredith >
3. : to address abruptly (as in a chance meeting) and usually with a certain degree of impetuosity or boldness
 < a beggar accosted me in the street >
4. : to solicit (as a man) for sexual immorality
II. noun
(-s)
archaic : greeting
 < she shrunk with fastidious pride from their hail-fellow accost — Elizabeth C. Gaskell >
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