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persecute

persecute
[英] [ˈpə:sikju:t] [美] [ˈpɚsɪˌkjut] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB (因种族、信仰）迫害，残害，压迫 If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs. 

  • Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs...

    韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。

  • They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.

    他们开始残酷迫害天主教。

  • ...a persecuted minority.

    受迫害的少数派

2. VERB 找…的麻烦；骚扰；纠缠 If you say that someone is persecuting you, you mean that they are deliberately making your life difficult. 

  • He said his first wife persecuted him with her unreasonable demands...

    他说他的第一任妻子总是拿无理要求纠缠他。

  • Vic was bullied by his father and persecuted by his sisters.

    维克受到父亲的欺压和姊妹们的纠缠。

Verb

1. cause to suffer;

  • "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"