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单词 pestering
释义
Pestering
vverb.emotionannoy persistently
Synset:badger beleaguer bug pester tease
Examples:
  • The children teased the boy because of his stammer
Derivationally Related Form:pestererteasebadgererteaser
Hypernyms:bedevil crucify dun frustrate rag torment
Inherited Hypernyms:teasetormentharassannoydisplease
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: bug, pester) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: tease, beleaguer, badger)
adj satadj.allcausing irritation or annoyance
Synset:annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
Examples:
  • tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
  • aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
  • found it galling to have to ask permission
  • an irritating delay
  • nettlesome paperwork
  • a pesky mosquito
  • swarms of pestering gnats
  • a plaguey newfangled safety catch
  • a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
  • a vexatious child
  • it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Antonyms:agreeable
Derivationally Related Form:plague
Inherited Hypernyms:annoying
Similar to:disagreeable
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