persecute
vt.迫害，残害
释义2：
persecute
/ 5pE:sikju:t /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] [常作 be persecuted] subject (someone) to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs• （尤指由于种族、政治或宗教信仰的）迫害，残害，虐待 »Jews who had been persecuted by the Nazi regime. 曾遭纳粹政权迫害的犹太人。 harass or annoy (someone) persistently• 骚扰，困扰，纠缠 »Hilda was persecuted by some of the other girls. 希尔达遭到其他一些女孩子的纠缠。【派生】
♦ persecution noun♦ persecutor noun♦ persecutory adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- 'followed with hostility', from the verb persequi, from per- 'through, utterly' + sequi 'follow, pursue'
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