har·ass
verb/ˈhærəs/, /həˈræs/
/həˈræs/, /ˈhærəs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they harass | /ˈhærəs/, /həˈræs/ /həˈræs/, /ˈhærəs/ |
| he / she / it harasses | /ˈhærəsɪz/, /həˈræsɪz/ /həˈræsɪz/, /ˈhærəsɪz/ |
| past simple harassed | /ˈhærəst/, /həˈræst/ /həˈræst/, /ˈhærəst/ |
| past participle harassed | /ˈhærəst/, /həˈræst/ /həˈræst/, /ˈhærəst/ |
| -ing form harassing | /ˈhærəsɪŋ/, /həˈræsɪŋ/ /həˈræsɪŋ/, /ˈhærəsɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them
侵扰；骚扰 - be harassed (by somebody) He has complained of being harassed by the police.
他投诉受到警方侵扰。 - She claims she has been sexually harassed at work.
她声称在工作中受到性骚扰。
Extra Examples- He told her that if she continued to harass him, he would call the police.
他告诉她，如果她继续骚扰他，他就会报警。 - Protesters have been blocking access to the clinic and physically harassing staff.
抗议者一直封锁诊所的通道，并对工作人员进行人身骚扰。 - The man harassed a neighbour with racist abuse.
那男子用带有种族歧视的语言辱骂侵扰邻居。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- racially
- sexually
- constantly
- …
- be harassed (by somebody) He has complained of being harassed by the police.
- harass somebody/something to make repeated attacks on an enemy
反复进攻；不断袭击 - Our convoys are being continually harassed by enemy submarines.
我们的船队不断受到敌方潜艇的骚扰。 - Greenpeace has been harassing whaling operations at sea.
绿色和平组织一直在骚扰海上捕鲸活动。
- Our convoys are being continually harassed by enemy submarines.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French harasser, from harer ‘set a dog on’, from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack.