| Front | badger |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /ˈbædʒə(r)/ NAmE /ˈbædʒər/ ◙ noun • an animal with grey fur and wide black and white lines on its head. Badgers are nocturnal (= active mostly at night) and live in holes in the ground. • 貛(挖洞居住,夜间活动) ◙ verb • ~ sb (into doing sth) | ~ sb (about sth) to put pressure on sb by repeatedly asking them questions or asking them to do sth 【SYN】 pester : ▪ [VN] »I finally badgered him into coming with us. »Reporters constantly badger her about her private life. ▪ [VN to inf] »His daughter was always badgering him to let her join the club. |
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