| 单词 | accost |
| 释义 | accost verb[Toften passive] formaluk/əˈkɒst/us/əˈkɑːst/to go up to orstopandspeakto someone in athreateningway: （贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话I'm usually accosted bybeggarsanddrunksas Iwalkto thestation.去车站的路上，经常有乞丐和酒鬼上前跟我搭讪。 Interrupting & preventing from speaking
accost| American Dictionaryaccost verb[T] us/əˈkɔst,əˈkɑst/toapproachorstopandspeakto someone in athreateningway: They were accosted at abusstopby someone who said heneededmoney. Note:
Examplesofaccostaccost I have never been accosted by these wretched people more often than in the past fortnight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The biggest bugbear to many private soldiers is the possibility of being accosted by a military policeman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will it spread the problem so that the chance of being accosted in the street will increase and spread over a wider area? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Had several times been taken home by respectable men whom she had accosted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is a tout who is obviously touting for business it will be seen that he is accosting people in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They see a man accosting particular individuals who may be walking down the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyaccostother youth in the streets, in the pubs, at discotheques, and outside school gates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They willaccostany woman they see, irrespective of age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not until the person who is accosted is willing and interested that there may be a discussion about money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or does it suffice to be able to establish that a number of people have each been accosted once? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It also extended the time in which the authorities couldaccostand send back persons who had landed illegally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In a way, one would like to have women protected if they are accosted in such a way as to be likely to cause fear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyaccostgenuine holiday makers and their children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wondered whether she had accosted anybody that night at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that a man who was once wandering over a large estate was accosted by the owner and upbraided. 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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