单词：persecutes
音标：[ˈpə:sikju:ts] ；
v. （尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的第三人称单数 ); 烦扰, 困扰或骚扰某人
v cause to suffer
persecute的用法和样例：
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- They persecute those who do not conform to their idea.他们迫害那些不信奉他们思想的人。
- They came to America after being persecuted for their religious beliefs.他们是在他们因宗教信仰而受到迫害之后来到美洲的。
- Once the affair became public, he was persecuted by the press.事情公开後，他便受到新闻界的纠缠。
- He persecuted me with various delicate questions.他用种种微妙的问题把我难倒了。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+ ～+n./pron.- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed.这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。
经典引文
With Balearick Slings or Gnossian Bow, To persecute from far the flying Doe.
出自：Dryden
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