Word · Frequency #18826
molest
猥亵；性骚扰
核心释义
To sexually assault or sexually harass.
- 1.
进行性侵犯或性骚扰。
To sexually assault or sexually harass.
进行性侵犯或性骚扰。；妨碍；干扰；调戏；[法] 调戏；作弄
用法In use
The court found him guilty of attempting to molest a minor.
用法提示：动词原形 'molest' 与不定式连用，表示犯罪意图
She was molested on the crowded bus last night.
用法提示：被动语态，过去分词 'molested' 表示受害者经历
The police arrested a man who was molesting women in the park.
用法提示：过去进行时 'was molesting' 强调持续动作
molest sb
动词后接宾语，表示对某人进行性骚扰或攻击。
He was arrested for molesting a child.
他因猥亵儿童被捕。
be molested by sb
被动语态，表示被某人骚扰或攻击。
She reported being molested by a stranger.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sexually molest
- 猥亵；性骚扰
- The nurse was accused of sexually molesting patients.该护士被指控猥亵病人。
- molest a child
- 猥亵儿童
- He was arrested for molesting a child.他因猥亵儿童而被捕。
- molest a minor
- 猥亵未成年人
- The suspect admitted to molesting a minor.嫌疑人承认猥亵了一名未成年人。
- be accused of molesting
- 被指控猥亵
- The priest was accused of molesting boys in his parish.该牧师被指控猥亵其教区的男孩。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 molest 就想到 MO 音‘摸’：未经同意乱摸，就是性骚扰。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、警方报告、新闻报道 表示性侵犯或性骚扰时，多用于法律、警方或新闻等正式语体；日常口语中较少使用，含严肃、负面的法律含义。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接被骚扰或侵犯的对象（通常为人）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Best, rest, test, chest, and arrest rhyme with molest (məˈlest): their stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and it is followed by /st/. Modest looks as if it should rhyme because it also ends in -est, but it is pronounced /ˈmɒdɪst/ (American /ˈmɑːdɪst/), so it does not.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.