hound
翻译
纠缠, 追逼
例句
Reporters hounded the celebrity everywhere she went.
记者们无处不纠缠这位名人。
He was hounded by creditors for months.
他被债主们追逼了好几个月。
语法模式
((sb.)) to hound ((sb.)) 纠缠(某人) The press continued to hound the politician.
((sb.)) to hound ((sb.)) for ((sth.)) 为(某事)而追逼(某人) She hounded him for the money he owed.
近义词
同义词: harass (骚扰), pester (纠缠), pursue (追赶), badger (烦扰)
词源
源自古英语“hund”(狗)。动词的含义来自于用猎犬打猎的想法。
记忆技巧
想象一下被一群狂吠的猎犬追赶,它们就是不放过你。