hound
翻譯
糾纏, 追逼
例句
Reporters hounded the celebrity everywhere she went.
記者們無處不糾纏這位名人。
He was hounded by creditors for months.
他被債主們追逼了好幾個月。
文法模式
((sb.)) to hound ((sb.)) 糾纏(某人) The press continued to hound the politician.
((sb.)) to hound ((sb.)) for ((sth.)) 為(某事)而追逼(某人) She hounded him for the money he owed.
近義詞
同義詞: harass (騷擾), pester (糾纏), pursue (追趕), badger (煩擾)
詞源
源自古英語“hund”(狗)。動詞的含義來自於用獵犬打獵的想法。
記憶技巧
想像一下被一群狂吠的獵犬追趕,牠們就是不放過你。