badgered
past simple and past participle ofbadger
| 单词 | badgered |
| 释义 | badgered past simple and past participle ofbadger badger verb[T] uk/ˈbædʒ.ər/us/ˈbædʒ.ɚ/topersuadesomeone bytellingthemrepeatedlyto do something, or toquestionsomeonerepeatedly: Stop badgering me - I'll do it when I'mready. [+ into+ -ing verb]She's been badgering meintodoingsomeexercise. [+ to infinitive]Everytimewe go into ashop, thekidsbadger metobuythemsweets. Synonym pester Questioning people & asking questions in general
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examplesofbadgeredbadgered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Then he persistentlybadgeredthe ecclesiastical authorities to create a new benefice, with an equal lack of success. From theCambridge English Corpus Readers can feel condescended to orbadgered. From theCambridge English Corpus It has constantlybadgeredpoliticians and the public, reminding us of the stark personal facts of fuel poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again and again, doctors arebadgeredby patients and by the relatives of patients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These are perfectly reasonable, sensible, elderly people who are being bullied andbadgered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They respond only after they have beenbadgeredtime and again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The persons concerned werebadgeredby certain of the national newspapers, although the local newspaper treated them with consideration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have beenbadgered, heckled and hassled by the officers when they come only to visit relatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the small private business man is bullied andbadgeredby bureaucrats of every sort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A man who does not do anything to the satisfaction of a policeman can bebadgeredand bullied on that plea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A local authority may have beenbadgeredfor years and years by the unfortunate tenant saying that he wants a water-closet in the property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not be continuallybadgeredabout what happened in 1946 or 1947. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We havebadgeredthem in season and out of season. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are beingbadgeredfrom pillar to post with increased petrol charges, overdraft rates at a record level, and all the rest of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He hasbadgeredme and my predecessor to bring this enhanced service to his city. 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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