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badger n.獾；v.一再烦扰，一再要求 badger (n.) 1520s, perhaps from bage "badge" (see badge) + -ard "one who carries some action or possesses some quality," suffix related to Middle High German -hart "bold" (see -ard). If so, the central notion is the badge-like white blaze on the animal's forehead (as in French blaireau "badger," from Old French blarel, from bler "marked with a white spot;" also obsolete Middle English bauson "badger," from Old French bauzan, literally "black-and-white spotted"). But blaze (n.2) was the usual word for this.An Old English name for the creature was the Celtic borrowing brock; also græg (Middle English grei, grey). In American English, the nickname of inhabitants or natives of Wisconsin (1833).badger (v.) 1790, from badger (n.), based on the behavior of the dogs in the medieval sport of badger-baiting, still practiced in 18c. England. Related: Badgered; badgering. 【记】bad + er 坏人，坏哥，老纠缠围绕别人，坏，獾，谐音；badge + er拿徽章的人，总是拿自己徽章烦扰别人，如城管队之类的

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['bædʒə] 【英】 v.一再烦扰，一再要 求(to torment; nag)【考】 badger : bother / persecute : injure / belabor : mention(纠缠是不断烦扰/迫 害是不断伤害/过分讨 论是不断提出)【例】 You're always badgering me with your silly questions. v. 纠缠(一再烦扰, 一再要求) = torment = nag = heckle; n 獾(有很厚的灰色皮毛)【例】Stop badgering me! 别再纠缠我了!【源】獾是一种象老骑士般维护洞穴而闻名的哺乳动物. 这种动物白色的头部带有宽阔的黑色条纹, 使人联想到徽章的标志, 因此取了 badger这个名字. 这种动物早期的名字叫 bauson, 指马身上的白斑, 也是"quot;徽章"quot;的意思.【记】读: 摆这儿. 有一种人特喜欢指使人, 一会儿叫你摆这儿, 一会儿叫你摆那儿, 巨烦人, 跟獾(昼伏夜出, 骚扰山里人睡觉)似的. 这种人在学校里很多, 一般是戴校徽的人—学生领袖、后勤部长之类的, 总叫你们打扫卫生, 烦! 学校badger学生要带badge【类】badger: bother = persecute: injure = belabor: mention纠缠是过分烦扰 = 迫害是过分伤害 = 过分讨论是过分提出

单词	badger
音标	['bædʒə]
解释	n.獾；v.一再烦扰，一再要求
红宝书	【英】 v.一再烦扰，一再要求(to torment; nag) 【考】 badger : bother / persecute : injure / belabor : mention(纠缠是不断烦扰/迫害是不断伤害/过分讨论是不断提出) 【例】 You're always badgering me with your silly questions.
字源	badger (n.) 1520s, perhaps from bage "badge" (see badge) + -ard "one who carries some action or possesses some quality," suffix related to Middle High German -hart "bold" (see -ard). If so, the central notion is the badge-like white blaze on the animal's forehead (as in French blaireau "badger," from Old French blarel, from bler "marked with a white spot;" also obsolete Middle English bauson "badger," from Old French bauzan, literally "black-and-white spotted"). But blaze (n.2) was the usual word for this. An Old English name for the creature was the Celtic borrowing brock; also græg (Middle English grei, grey). In American English, the nickname of inhabitants or natives of Wisconsin (1833). badger (v.) 1790, from badger (n.), based on the behavior of the dogs in the medieval sport of badger-baiting, still practiced in 18c. England. Related: Badgered; badgering.
不择手段背单词	v. 纠缠(一再烦扰, 一再要求) = torment = nag = heckle; n 獾(有很厚的灰色皮毛) 【例】Stop badgering me! 别再纠缠我了! 【源】獾是一种象老骑士般维护洞穴而闻名的哺乳动物. 这种动物白色的头部带有宽阔的黑色条纹, 使人联想到徽章的标志, 因此取了 badger这个名字. 这种动物早期的名字叫 bauson, 指马身上的白斑, 也是"quot;徽章"quot;的意思. 【记】读: 摆这儿. 有一种人特喜欢指使人, 一会儿叫你摆这儿, 一会儿叫你摆那儿, 巨烦人, 跟獾(昼伏夜出, 骚扰山里人睡觉)似的. 这种人在学校里很多, 一般是戴校徽的人—学生领袖、后勤部长之类的, 总叫你们打扫卫生, 烦! 学校badger学生要带badge 【类】badger: bother = persecute: injure = belabor: mention纠缠是过分烦扰 = 迫害是过分伤害 = 过分讨论是过分提出
趣味全助记	【记】bad + er 坏人，坏哥，老纠缠围绕别人，坏，獾，谐音；badge + er拿徽章的人，总是拿自己徽章烦扰别人，如城管队之类的

Badger French English Bother Injure Badgering Middle White