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badger

noun
/ˈbædʒə(r)/
/ˈbædʒər/
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  1. an animal with grey fur and wide black and white lines on its head. Badgers are nocturnal (= active mostly at night) and live in holes in the ground.獾(挖洞居住,夜间活动)Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: perhaps from badge, with reference to its distinctive head markings. The verb sense (late 18th cent.) originates from the now illegal sport of badger-baiting, where dogs draw a badger from its set and kill it.

badger

verb
/ˈbædʒə(r)/
/ˈbædʒər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they badger
/ˈbædʒə(r)/
/ˈbædʒər/
he / she / it badgers
/ˈbædʒəz/
/ˈbædʒərz/
past simple badgered
/ˈbædʒəd/
/ˈbædʒərd/
past participle badgered
/ˈbædʒəd/
/ˈbædʒərd/
-ing form badgering
/ˈbædʒərɪŋ/
/ˈbædʒərɪŋ/
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  1. to put pressure on somebody by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do something纠缠,烦扰(反复提出问题或要求) synonym pester
    • badger somebody (into doing something) I finally badgered him into coming with us.我终于磨着他和我们一起来了。
    • badger somebody about something Reporters constantly badger her about her private life.记者经常纠缠着打听她的私生活。
    • badger somebody to do something His daughter was always badgering him to let her join the club.他女儿老缠着他让她加入俱乐部。
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: perhaps from badge, with reference to its distinctive head markings. The verb sense (late 18th cent.) originates from the now illegal sport of badger-baiting, where dogs draw a badger from its set and kill it.

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