hassle['hæsl]

• • [美国口语]
• n.
  • 激烈而持久的争论；争吵
  • 激烈的冲突；搏斗；斗争
• vt.
  • 纠缠，打扰，使烦恼:

    The secretary told me no man would hassle her boss.

    那位秘书告诉我那会儿谁也不能打扰她的老板。

  • 欺凌；向…挑战:

    Don't tell me you were hassled in the street.

    别跟我说你在街上受到了欺负。

  • [美国俚语]骚扰；凌辱；折磨：

    to be hassled by male officials

    遭受男性高级职员的凌辱

• vi.
  • 激烈地争论；争吵:

    They were hassling over who would be the head.

    他们为了争作头领而激烈地争吵。

  • 扭打；斗争:

    I'd like to tranquilly deal with the problems between us, even though I don't fear to hassle with you.

    尽管我并不害怕与你争斗，可我愿意与你平静地处理我们之间的问题。

• 变形:

  vt.hassled.hassling