harass
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they harass | |
| he / she / it harasses | |
| past simple harassed | |
| past participle harassed | |
| -ing form harassing |
- [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 ExamplesHe 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，他会报警。 Protesters have been blocking access to the clinic and physically harassing staff. 抗议者封锁了诊所的入口，并对工作人员进行身体骚扰。 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)
- harass somebody/something
to make repeated attacks on an enemy 不断攻击（敌人） Our convoys are being continually harassed by enemy submarines. 我们的车队不断受到敌人潜艇的骚扰。 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。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French harasser, from harer ‘set a dog on’, from Germanic hare, a cry urging a dog to attack.