| 单词 | pester |
| 释义 | pester —pesterer, n. —pesteringly, adv. —pestersome, adj. /pes"teuhr/, v.t. 1. to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems. 2. Obs. to overcrowd. [1530-40; perh. aph. var. of empester, impester to tangle, encumber (though pester is found earlier than these 2 words) < MF empestrer to hobble, entangle < VL *impastoriare to hobble, equiv. to im- IM-1 + pastori(a) a hobble, n. use of L pastorius of a herdsman or shepherd + -are inf. suffix (see PASTOR); aph. form appar. reinforced by PEST (cf. -ER6)] Syn. 1. annoy, vex, tease, disturb; irritate, provoke, plague; badger, harry, hector. Ant. 1. delight, entertain. |
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