纠缠;不断烦扰
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纠缠;不断烦扰
to annoy or bother someone again and again
一般现在时
He pesters his sister every morning.
他每天早上都纠缠他妹妹。
一般过去时
The kids pestered me all afternoon.
孩子们整个下午都在烦我。
现在进行时
Stop pestering me while I'm working!
我工作的时候别老来烦我!
pester 是规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为 pestered,现在分词直接加 -ing 变为 pestering,第三人称单数加 -s。
My little brother kept pestering me to play video games while I was studying.
我弟弟在我学习的时候不停地缠着我玩电子游戏。
用法提示:pestering 是 pester 的现在分词,与 kept 连用构成过去进行时,表示反复纠缠、打扰。
Stop pestering your sister with questions; she's trying to read.
别再拿问题烦你姐姐了,她正在看书。
用法提示:pestering 是 pester 的现在分词,用于 stop 之后作宾语,表示停止反复烦扰的行为。
The kids are always pestering their parents for sweets at the supermarket.
孩子们在超市里总是缠着父母要糖果。
用法提示:pestering 是 pester 的现在分词,与 are always 连用构成现在进行时,表示反复打扰。
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