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harrying

/har-ee/US // ˈhær i //UK // (ˈhærɪ) //

苛刻的,烦人的,骚扰,烦人

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    har·ried, har·ry·ing.

    • : to harass, agitate, or trouble by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguer: He was harried by constant doubts.
    • : to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    har·ried, har·ry·ing.

    • : to make harassing incursions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbpester, annoy
Forms: harried

Examples

  • The honorary military appointments and royal patronages held by Harry and Meghanwill be returned to the queen, before being redistributed among working members of the royal family.

  • She does, however, agree to meet Harry and his owner, who turns out to be Carol Fertig, a notable interior designer, artist and fashion stylist.

  • Carol’s death leaves a hole in the world, but Harry does have Minnie, and they and Teichner all have each other, at least for the time being.

  • I’m grateful for the work obviously that you and Harry have done and I know will continue to do.

  • Its young front line ran hard at the Azzurri, harrying hardened defenders with speed and, yes, panache.

  • These are harrying days for all kids, but for those on the spectrum, the challenges are more intense and different in kind.

  • But no slaughtering; he wanted them to be merciful: just make a pretence of harrying in Bernalillo; nothing more.

  • These forays were conducted in much more gentlemanly fashion than the harrying of the Christian valleys in the autumn of 1915.

  • "Tories and scalpers harrying the outlying farms," breathed Elerson.

  • If he saw a cat that needed harrying he merely licked his little red chops—the outward sign of a desperate self-control.

  • In a brief year Punch was thoroughly estranged by the methods of the militants and their harrying of Ministers.

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