英语词汇“molest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mo•lest v. [~ + object]

to bother or annoy:The bully always molested him when he walked home from school.
to make indecent sexual advances to:molesting children in a day-care center.

mo•les•ta•tion n. [uncountable]child molestation.
mo•lest•er, n. [countable]mandatory prison for child molesters.

mo•lest v.t.

to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
to make indecent sexual advances to.
to assault sexually.

Latin molestāre to irk, derivative of molestus irksome; compare mōlēs mass, burden, trouble
1325–75; Middle English molesten

mo•les•ta•tion n. mo•lest′er, n.
mo•lest′ful, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harass, harry, trouble, plague, hector, torment. See attack.

molest, +v.t.

- to assault sexually.

molest /məˈlɛst/ vb (transitive)

to disturb or annoy by malevolent interference
to accost or attack, esp with the intention of assaulting sexually

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin molestāre to annoy, from molestus troublesome, from mōlēs mass

molestation /ˌməʊlɛˈsteɪʃən/ n moˈlester n

单词	molest
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•lest /məˈlɛst/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to bother or annoy:The bully always molested him when he walked home from school. to make indecent sexual advances to:molesting children in a day-care center. mo•les•ta•tion /ˌmoʊlɛˈsteɪʃən, ˌmɑlɛ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]child molestation. mo•lest•er, n. [countable]mandatory prison for child molesters. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mo•lest (mə lest′),USA pronunciation v.t. to bother, interfere with, or annoy. to make indecent sexual advances to. to assault sexually. Latin molestāre to irk, derivative of molestus irksome; compare mōlēs mass, burden, trouble 1325–75; Middle English molesten mo•les•ta•tion (mō′le stā′shən, mol′e-),USA pronunciation n. mo•lest′er, n. mo•lest′ful, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harass, harry, trouble, plague, hector, torment. See attack. molest, +v.t. to assault sexually. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: molest /məˈlɛst/ vb (transitive) to disturb or annoy by malevolent interference to accost or attack, esp with the intention of assaulting sexually Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin molestāre to annoy, from molestus troublesome, from mōlēs mass molestation /ˌməʊlɛˈsteɪʃən/ n moˈlester n
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