accost

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·cost /əˈkɒst $ əˈkɒːst, əˈkɑːst/ verb [transitive] written  TALK TO somebodyto go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way 〔以不怀好意的态度〕上前和〔陌生人〕说话 He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money. 四个少年走上前来和他搭讪，逼迫他交出身上所有的钱。→ See Verb table

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accost• One black professor was verbally accosted by a white student.• They were accosted by three white youths who taunted and then attacked them.• Two men accosted her in front of her apartment building.• No one was near enough to accost her or wonder about her presence.• A white-faced Mathilda sped by me in the gallery but Benjamin was shouting for me so I decided not to accost her.• No one other than herself pursued or accosted Ruth.Origin accost (1500-1600) French accoster, from Latin costa “rib, side”

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ac‧cost /əˈkɒst $ əˈkɒːst, əˈkɑːst/ verb [transitive] writtento go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way:
    He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money.

ac·costBrE /əˈkɒst/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkɔːst/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːst/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they accost BrE /əˈkɒst/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɔːst/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːst/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it accosts BrE /əˈkɒsts/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɔːsts/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːsts/ 🔊past simple accosted BrE /əˈkɒstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɔːstɪd/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːstɪd/ 🔊past participle accosted BrE /əˈkɒstɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɔːstɪd/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːstɪd/ 🔊 -ing form accosting BrE /əˈkɒstɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɔːstɪŋ/ 🔊, /əˈkɑːstɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (formal) to go up to sb and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or threatening （贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话◆She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger. 在街上，一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。🔊🔊