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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
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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.
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  • 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。

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