pester

pester

英 ['pestə]
　　美

vt. 糾纏，煩擾；使煩惱
　　n. (Pester)人名；(德)佩斯特

中文詞源：

pester 打擾，糾纏

可能來自pest,害蟲，害鳥，-er,表反復。引申詞義打擾，糾纏。

例句：

1. Now with Joy for company, she didn't pester him so much and he came home later.
近來,有小福子做伴兒, 她不甚管束他瞭,他就晚回來一些.

2. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
他對她說不要為小事而煩擾他.

3. PLAYER, how long will you pester me with indecisive ways?
你到底要為這些細枝末節糾纏我多久?

4. For years Mary have been pester him to take her to europe.
瑪麗多年來一直纏著他要他帶她去歐洲玩.

5. Don't pester me. I've got something urgent to attend to.
你別跟我蘑菇瞭, 我還有急事呢.