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Persecute Persecuted D Persecuting Sb Deliberately ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt Verb

Persecute (verb) means to treat someone cruelly and unfairly, especially due to their race or beliefs, or to deliberately annoy them and make their life unpleasant.

persecute (verb): To treat someone cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs; to deliberately make someone's life difficult by constantly annoying them.

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/pɜ͟ː(r)sɪkjuːt/
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[VERB 动词](因种族、信仰)迫害,残害,压迫 If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs.
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  • Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs...

    韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。

  • They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.

    他们开始残酷迫害天主教。

  • ...a persecuted minority.

    受迫害的少数派

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[VERB 动词]找…的麻烦;骚扰;纠缠 If you say that someone is persecuting you, you mean that they are deliberately making your life difficult.
  [V n]
  • He said his first wife persecuted him with her unreasonable demands...

    他说他的第一任妻子总是拿无理要求纠缠他。

  • Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.

    维克受到父亲的欺压和姊妹们的纠缠。


Oxford per·se·cute / ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt ; NAmE ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt / verb [often passive ] 1 persecutesb (for sth) to treat sb in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs (因种族、宗教或政治信仰)迫害,残害,压迫 Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。 persecuted minorities 被迫害的少数群体 2 persecutesb to deliberately annoy sb all the time and make their life unpleasant 骚扰;打扰;为…找麻烦 SYN
harass
Why are the media persecuting him like this? 新闻媒体为什么总这样揪住他不放?
per·se·cu·tion persecution persecutions / ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃn ; NAmE ˌpɜːrsɪˈkjuːʃn / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] the victims of religious persecution 宗教迫害的受难者 collocationsat
race
persecute persecutes persecuted persecuting
per·se·cute / ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt ; NAmE ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt / per·se·cu·tion / ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃn ; NAmE ˌpɜːrsɪˈkjuːʃn /
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persecuteper‧se‧cute /ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt $ ˈpɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
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1to treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs:  The Puritans left England to escape being persecuted.2to deliberately cause difficulties for someone by annoying them often SYN  harass:  Like many celebrities, she complained of being persecuted by the press.persecutor noun [countable]
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persecute

[ˈpɜ:sɪkju:t]persecuted, persecuting, persecutes

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persecuted[1518] persecuting[343]
迫害(79%),为难(14%),烦扰(7%)
vt.迫害;困扰;同…捣乱

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