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Accost Accosted Man 英 ə'Kɒst] 美 ə'Kɔːst V.搭话;搭讪 Shy

英语单词 accost
英美音标 英 [ə'kɒst] 美 [ə'kɔːst]
中文释义 v.搭话;搭讪
英语例句 (1) She is too shy to dare accost him.
(2) She was accosted by a complete stranger.
中文例句 (1) 她太害羞了,不敢和他搭话。
(2) 有一个她完全不认识的人过来和她搭讪。
vocabulary简明 To accost is to approach someone aggressively or confront them in an inappropriate way.
vocabulary扩展 Accost describes a confrontation — one that's often aggressive in nature. You're likely to be accosted by angry picketers if you wear your finest fur coat to a march against animal cruelty. The paparazzi make their living by accosting celebrities, pushing in close to snap candid photos as the stars leave their limos. The drunk man who accosts his attractive female co-worker at a company cocktail party is looking for more than conversation.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词](唐突地或带有威胁性地)走近跟…攀谈,上前与…搭讪 If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
  [V n]
  [disapproval]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • A man had accosted me in the street.

    一个男的在街上和我搭讪。

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