harass
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++har·ass /ˈhærəs, həˈræs/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 PROBLEMto make someone’s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them 骚扰 A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police. 一些黑人青年投诉称受到警察骚扰。sexually/racially harass somebody (=harass someone because of their sex or race) 对某人进行性/种族骚扰 One woman claimed that she had been sexually harassed by a male manager. 一名女子声称曾遭到一名男经理性骚扰。2. ATTACKto keep attacking an enemy again and again 反复攻击，屡次侵扰〔敌人〕→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
harass• Moreover, Max is being harassed at school by a gang of thugs, carefully drawn as a multiethnic crew.• Black teenagers are being constantly harassed by the police.• The Rover closed right up, blatantly harassing him into making one mistake that would give them the excuse to stop him.• Billing agencies harass poor people for the payment of the bills for purchases that might have taken place six months before.• As a result Beaumaris have raised their current points total to 53 as they harass the leaders Llanfairpwll who are on 54.• Over the following weeks, Portadown loyalists harassed the police in retaliation for what they claimed was police persecution.• The enemy did not harass us much while we were constructing our batteries.• Or stroll up to one of the distinctive sentry boxes, aligned so defenders could harass would-be invaders with a withering cross-fire.Origin harass (1600-1700) French harasser, from harer “to set a dog on”har·ass verbChineseSyllable
example unpleasant, by to offensive for someone’s Corpus frequently saying make life
harass
har‧ass /ˈhærəs, həˈræs/
verb [transitive]
A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police.
sexually/racially harass somebody (=harass someone because of their sex or race)
One woman claimed that she had been sexually harassed by a male manager.
2. to keep attacking an enemy again and again
har‧ass /ˈhærəs, həˈræs/
verb [transitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: harasser, from harer 'to set a dog on'
1. to make someone’s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them:Language: French
Origin: harasser, from harer 'to set a dog on'
sexually/racially harass somebody (=harass someone because of their sex or race)
2. to keep attacking an enemy again and again