harass

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Bеспокоить, làm phiền, quấy rối

BrE /ˈhærəs/ AmE /ˈhærəs/

verb en → vi

past harassed pp harassed ing harassing

1 HARM [transitive] B2

Bеспокоить, làm phiền, quấy rối

to cause someone a lot of trouble or suffering, especially by continually bothering them in an unpleasant way

  • harass somebody

Collocations harass a victim · harass an employee

  • He was harassed by creditors.

    Anh ta bị các chủ nợ làm phiền.

2 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody with sth

Collocations harass someone with requests · harass someone with calls

  • She was harassed by phone calls from her ex-boyfriend.

    Cô ấy bị làm phiền bởi những cuộc gọi từ người yêu cũ.

3 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody about sth

Collocations harass someone about a job offer · harass someone about their work performance

  • The boss harassed the employee about his poor sales figures.

    Sếp làm phiền nhân viên về số liệu bán hàng kém.

4 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody for sth

Collocations harass someone for money · harass someone for a donation

  • The charity workers harassed the public for donations.

    Những người làm từ thiện đã làm phiền công chúng để xin quyên góp.

5 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody with sth

Collocations harass someone with emails · harass someone with messages

  • He was harassed by spam emails.

    Anh ta bị làm phiền bởi những email rác.

6 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody about sth

Collocations harass someone about their behavior · harass someone about their appearance

  • The neighbors harassed the new tenants about noise.

    Những hàng xóm làm phiền những người thuê nhà mới về tiếng ồn.

7 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody for sth

Collocations harass someone for information · harass someone for a confession

  • The police harassed the suspect for information.

    Cảnh sát làm phiền nghi phạm để lấy thông tin.

8 PERSIST [transitive] B2

Đòi hỏi liên tục, quấy rối tinh thần

to continually ask someone to do something, especially when they do not want to

  • harass somebody with sth

Collocations harass someone with questions · harass someone with demands

  • The journalist harassed the politician with questions.

    Nhà báo làm phiền chính trị gia với những câu hỏi.