| 单词 | harry |
| 释义 | harry (once / 94 pages) v When one army sends raiding parties into another's territory, they're harrying them. They're not making an all-out attack, they're just trying to bother and distract the other army. Although harry is not a word you hear commonly now, it does frequently occur as harried — which is an adjective used to describe what it feels like to be asked for things from all sides. You might feel harried during final exams, or two days before Christmas, if you haven't yet started your shopping. WORD FAMILYharry: harried, harrier, harries, harrying, harrys+/harried: harriedly/harrier: harriers USAGE EXAMPLESHarry B. Harris told an audience in Australia recently that “reports of America’s abandonment of the Indo-Asia-Pacific are greatly exaggerated.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) That’s the lowest total since 1951-52, in the final years of Harry Truman’s presidency. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) The story touches upon elements from the “Harry Potter” and “X-Men” mythologies, if seen through the eyes of David Lynch. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes Syn|Hyper ravage destroy, ruin destroy completely; damage irreparably 2v annoy continually or chronically He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked Syn|Hypo|Hyper beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, hassle, molest, plague, provoke goad, needle goad or provoke,as by constant criticism bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, tormenttreat cruelly hazeharass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions maddendrive up the wall; go on someone's nerves hamstringmake ineffective or powerless badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, teaseannoy persistently oppress, persecutecause to suffer annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations |
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