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French Harass V Ass Hærəs V.侵扰,烦忧 英 侵扰,烦忧(To

单词 harass
音标 ['hærəs]
解释 v.侵扰,烦忧
红宝书 【英】 v. 侵扰,烦忧(to trouble with cares, debts, repeated questions)
【记】 分割记忆:har 看作 hard,ass(驴子)hard- ass→倔驴→烦扰;
【例】 Pirates harassed the villages along the coast.
字源 harass (v.)
1610s, from French harasser "tire out, vex," possibly from Old French harer "set a dog on," and perhaps blended with Old French harier "to harry, draw, drag" [Barnhart]. Originally "to lay waste, devastate," sense of "distress" is from 1650s. Related: Harassed; harassing.
不择手段背单词 v. 不断地激怒或折磨; 烦扰
【源】原指: 通过反复地攻击使敌人受到阻碍或筋疲力尽
【记】har = hard, ass(n 驴)-强硬的驴-不断地激怒
【参】harassment(n 折磨; 烦扰); sexual harassment性骚扰
【类】haunt: familiar = harass: irritating常到导致熟悉的 = 使烦恼导致愤怒的
趣味全助记 【记】hare 野兔 + ass 屁股,原指猎狗追着野兔屁股跑,侵扰野兔,让野兔觉得疲劳; hair ass 头发屁股,一摸就是骚扰,要告你的

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