roust
/raʊst/verb
with obj.
1- cause to get up or start moving; rouse使起床; 使起身; 唤醒, 唤起:
I rousted him out of his bed with a cup of tea.
我用一杯茶把他从床上拖起来。
1.1
- N. Amer. informal treat roughly; harass〈北美, 非正式〉粗暴对待; 打扰, 烦扰; 骚扰:
the detectives who had rousted him the night of the murder.
谋杀当晚打扰他的侦探们。
词源
mid 17th cent.: perhaps an alteration of ROUSE.