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单词 pick on someone
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to continually treat someone unfairly
Bullies pick on smaller children.
Synonyms
torment
My older brother used to torment me by singing it to me.
bully
I wasn't going to let him bully me.
bait
He delighted in baiting his friends.
tease
He teased me mercilessly about going there.
get at (informal)
badger
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
persecute
They have been persecuted for their beliefs.
hector
goad
victimize
People victimize others in order to exert power and maintain control.
have it in for (informal)
tyrannize
have a down on (informal)
(phrasal verb) 
He needed to confess to someone – he just happened to pick on me.
Synonyms
choose
I chose him to accompany me on my trip.
select
They selected only bright pupils.
prefer
I prefer to go on self-catering holidays.
elect
Those electing to observe will be seated at the rear.
single out
fix on
settle upon
See pick

Additional synonyms

in the sense of badger
Definition
to pester or harass
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
Synonyms
pester,
worry,
harry,
bother,
bug (informal),
bully,
plague,
hound,
get at,
harass,
nag,
hassle (informal),
chivvy,
importune (formal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
be on someone's back (slang)
in the sense of bait
Definition
to persecute or tease
He delighted in baiting his friends.
Synonyms
tease,
provoke,
annoy,
irritate,
guy (informal),
bother,
needle (informal),
plague (informal),
mock,
rag,
rib (informal),
wind up (British, slang),
hound,
torment,
harass,
ridicule,
taunt,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
badger,
gall,
persecute,
pester,
goad,
irk,
bedevil,
take the mickey out of (informal),
take the piss out of (taboo, slang),
chaff,
gibe,
get on the nerves of (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
be on the back of (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in the hair of (informal),
get or take a rise out of,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of bully
Definition
to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person)
I wasn't going to let him bully me.
Synonyms
persecute,
intimidate,
torment,
hound,
oppress,
pick on,
victimize,
terrorize,
push around (slang),
ill-treat,
ride roughshod over,
maltreat,
tyrannize,
overbear

Nearby words of
pick on someone

  • pick at something
  • pick holes in something
  • pick holes in something or someone
  • pick on someone
  • pick someone up
  • pick something or someone off
  • pick something or someone out

Synonyms of 'pick on someone'

pick on someone

Additional synonyms

in the sense of elect
Definition
to choose or decide
Those electing to observe will be seated at the rear.
Synonyms
choose,
decide,
prefer,
select,
opt
in the sense of persecute
Definition
to oppress or maltreat (someone), because of race or religion
They have been persecuted for their beliefs.
Synonyms
victimize,
hunt,
injure,
pursue,
torture,
hound,
torment,
martyr,
oppress,
pick on,
molest,
ill-treat,
maltreat
in the sense of prefer
I prefer to go on self-catering holidays.
Synonyms
choose,
elect,
opt for,
pick,
wish,
desire,
would rather,
would sooner,
incline towards
in the sense of select
Definition
to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others
They selected only bright pupils.
Synonyms
choose,
take,
pick,
prefer,
opt for,
decide on,
adopt,
single out,
fix on,
cherry-pick,
settle upon
in the sense of tease
Definition
to make fun of (someone) in a provocative and often playful manner
He teased me mercilessly about going there.
Synonyms
mock,
bait,
wind up (British, slang),
worry,
bother,
provoke,
annoy,
needle (informal),
plague (informal),
rag,
rib (informal),
torment,
ridicule,
taunt,
aggravate (informal),
badger,
pester,
vex,
goad,
bedevil,
take the mickey out of (informal),
twit,
take the piss out of (taboo, slang),
chaff,
guy (informal),
gibe,
pull someone's leg (informal),
make fun of
in the sense of victimize
Definition
to punish or discriminate against (someone) selectively or unfairly
People victimize others in order to exert power and maintain control.
Synonyms
persecute,
bully,
pick on,
abuse,
harass,
discriminate against,
lean on,
have it in for (informal),
push around,
give a hard time,
demonize,
have a down on (informal),
have your knife into
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