persecute
/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/verb
with obj.(常作be persecuted)
1- subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs（尤指由于种族、政治或宗教信仰等原因而）迫害, 残害, 虐待：
Jews who had been persecuted by the Nazi regime.
曾遭纳粹政权迫害的犹太人。
1.1
- harass or annoy (someone) persistently骚扰, 困扰, 纠缠：
Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls.
希尔达遭到其他一些女孩子的纠缠。
派生词
persecution
nounpersecutor
nounpersecutory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- 'followed with hostility', from the verb persequi, from per- 'through, utterly' sequi 'follow, pursue'.