| 英语单词 | persecute |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['pɜːsɪkjuːt] 美 ['pɜːrsɪkjuːt] |
| 中文释义 | vt.迫害;烦扰;为难 |
| 英语例句 | (1) They persecute those who do not conform to their idea. (2) They came to America after being persecuted for their religious beliefs. (3) He persecuted me with various delicate questions. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。 (2) 他们是在他们因宗教信仰而受到迫害之后来到美洲的。 (3) 他用种种微妙的问题把我难倒了。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To persecute is to make someone suffer or to keep them in bad circumstances. In some parts of the world governments or military groups persecute, or punish, people for religious beliefs, often sending them to prisons or work camps. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can use the verb persecute to talk about abusive acts against a person or group of people. Persecute is usually used to specify the harm done to a particular group, as when a person is persecuted for his affiliation with a religious group. Those born of a certain race or culture can be targets too. Adolf Hitler became notorious for his orders to persecute the Jewish people. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. [ [V n] [V-ed]
2 [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]
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