vt. 不断打扰, 纠缠

[ verb ]
annoy persistently
<verb.emotion> badger beleaguer bug tease
The children teased the boy because of his stammer

Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and
{Pasture}, {Pastor}.]
1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
vexations.

We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More.

A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
--Dryden.

2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
infest. [Obs.] --Milton.

All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
fishes. --Holland.