badgered

英 [ˈbædʒəd]

美 [ˈbædʒərd]

v.  纠缠，烦扰(反复提出问题或要求)
badger的过去式

柯林斯词典

• 獾
  Abadgeris a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
• VERB 纠缠；烦扰；对…软磨硬泡
  If youbadgersomeone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions.
  1. She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something...
     她屡屡缠着她的医生不放，求他做点什么。
  2. They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back...
     他们不停地给我打电话、写信，软磨硬泡要我回去。
  3. Richard's mother badgered him into taking a Spanish wife.
     理查德的母亲磨破嘴皮子，终于说服他娶了个西班牙太太。

双语例句

• Badgered by publicity about his "reclusive" chief executive, the chief of staff decides to book the president on the season finale of "American Dreamz" to show what a great guy he is.
  迫于公众对关于总统的隐蔽掌政的穷追猛问，总管决定让总统出席当季“美国梦”的总决赛，让公众看到他伟大的一面。
• As soon as I got hack, they all badgered me with questions.
  我一回来，他们就对我问个不停。
• I badgered him into coming with me.
  我闹得他终于跟我同行。
• The government has badgered companies, which are making record profits, to share the love.
  企业正赚着创纪录的利润，日本政府一直追着要求它们分享成果。
• I badgered him into coming to see us.
  我死缠著他来看我们。
• She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something
  她屡屡缠着她的医生不放，求他做点什么。
• My wife badgered me to take her to the super market store.
  我的妻子吵着要我带她去超级市场。
• She badgered me into going.
  她硬缠着我让我去。
• Richard's mother badgered him into taking a Spanish wife.
  理查德的母亲磨破嘴皮子，终于说服他娶了个西班牙太太。
• Chinese officials were fed up with being badgered about the renminbi.
  美国在人民币汇率问题上的纠缠不休已经让中国官员忍无可忍。