molest
/məʊˈlest/verb
with obj.
1- pester or harass (someone), typically in an aggressive or persistent manner妨碍; 打扰; 干扰; 骚扰:
the crowd were shouting abuse and molesting the two police officers.
人群在大声叫骂, 对那两个警察起哄。
1.1
- assault or abuse (a person, especially a woman or child) sexually调戏(尤指妇女或小孩); 猥亵, 对…性骚扰。
派生词
molestation
nounmolester
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'cause trouble to, vex'): from Old French molester or Latin molestare 'annoy', from molestus 'troublesome'.