单词 | pick on someone |
释义 | 1 (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) 2 (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 Additional synonymsin 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 |
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