pester

动词 pester:

1. annoy persistently
   同义词：tease, badger, bug, beleaguer

1. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
   他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。
2. He told the photographers to stop pestering him.
   他告诉照相的人别再缠著他。
3. Beggars pestered him for money.
   乞丐缠著向他讨钱。
4. They pestered her to join in the scheme.
   他们不断要求她参与那计画。
5. The horses in the meadow were being pestered by flies.
   牧场上的马不断受马蝇滋扰。
6. He pestered her with requests for help.
   他缠著她要她帮忙。

pes.ter

v.tr.（及物动词）
pes.tered,pes.ter.ing,pes.ters
To harass with petty annoyances; bother.See Synonyms at harass
打扰，纠缠：用琐碎的事情来烦扰；困扰参见 harass

来源：
Probably short for French empestrer [to constrain, embarrass] probably also influenced by pest
可能为 法语 empestrer的简写 [束缚，妨碍] 可能也受 pest的影响
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *imp3stôri3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *imp3stôri3re
Latin in- [in] * see in- 2
拉丁语 in- [在…中] *参见 in-2
Vulgar Latin *pastôria [a hobble]
俗拉丁语 *pastôria [跛行，束缚动物腿的绳索]
from Latin [feminine of] p3stôrius [of a herdsman]
源自 拉丁语 [] p3stôrius的阴性词 [牧人的]
from Latin p3stor [herdsman] * see p3-
源自 拉丁语 p3stor [牧人] *参见 p3-

【引伸】
pes.terer
n.（名词）