(尤指反复地)纠缠;打扰;不断烦扰(某人),常带有“让人厌烦”的意味。
/ˈpestər/
The kids kept pestering their dad for snacks.
孩子们不停缠着爸爸要零食。
She was pestered by reporters for weeks after the scandal, which made it hard for her to live normally.
丑闻之后,她连续数周被记者不断纠缠,导致她很难正常生活。
pester 的词源可追溯到较早的英语用法,和“造成麻烦、带来困扰”的含义相关;它的核心语感是“反复地让人不得安宁”。现代英语中多用于口语或新闻语境,强调持续、令人厌烦的打扰。