pestered
past simple and past participle ofpester
| 单词 | pestered |
| 释义 | pestered past simple and past participle ofpester pester verb[T] uk/ˈpes.tər/us/ˈpes.tɚ/tobehavein anannoyingmannertowards someone by doing oraskingfor somethingrepeatedly: At thefrontier, there werepeoplepesteringtouristsforcigarettes,food, oralcohol. [+ to infinitive]Johnhas been pestering hertogo out with him allmonth. Synonyms annoy badger bug(ANNOY)informal Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making appeals & requests Pursuing Examplesofpesteredpestered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He frequently fought with other children and his classmates often laughed at him when he constantlypesteredhis teachers with questions about arithmetic, history and the natural world. From theCambridge English Corpus They are fed up with beingpesteredand told what to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told to invest money abroad; indeed, we are almostpesteredto do so by those who are interested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The measure will allow people to make telephone calls without beingpesteredin that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed such fortitude and courage, despite a recurring illness whichpesteredhim for many years of his life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have personallypesteredhim for a long time now, and as long as a year ago we received assurances that it was coming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He waspesteredto give his advice on what conditions were necessary for a litigant to view his litigation with confidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are dictated to andpestered—rightly so—by our constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many problems to be solved, safeguards to be negotiated and conditions to bepesteredfor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We arepesteredby stray dogs running across the farm and problems are caused to other farms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are alsopesteredby dogs, horses and mischievous children who are not at school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Winners do not want publicity because they wish to avoid being harassed andpestered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the feeling that they will be harassed andpesteredif, on the off-chance, they win, is a disincentive to try the national lottery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I visualise that we are going to bepesteredwith innumerable lotteries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some girls wanted marriage for no other reason than that it would stop them beingpesteredby other boys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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