molest
verb[T]
uk/məˈlest/us/məˈlest/molestverb[T](ATTACK SEXUALLY)
totouchorattacksomeone in asexualway againsttheirwishes:
调戏;猥亵;对…进行性骚扰Thegirlhad been molestedfrequentlyby herstepfatherfrom theageof eight.从8岁起这个女孩就经常受到她继父的性骚扰。
The man hadpreviouslybeenarrestedseveraltimesfor molestingyoungboys.那名男子以前曾因猥亵男童多次被捕。
molestverb[T](ATTACK)
formal
totouch,push, etc. someoneviolently:
粗暴对待;攻击UnitedNationspremiseswerelootedandpersonnelwere molested bydemonstrators.联合国驻地被示威者劫掠,工作人员遭到袭击。
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw dealidiom
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization