vt.
(尤指因政治、种族、宗教信仰不同而引起的)迫害；残害；虐待：
They persecute those who do not conform to their ideas.
他们迫害那些不符合他们意见的人。
困扰；为难：
They were persecuted by mosquitoes in the room.
他们被房间里的蚊子所烦扰。
跟…纠缠；同…捣乱：
A hooligan persecuted her with telephone calls.
小流氓不停地用电话跟她纠缠。
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