persecute

'pә:sikju:t

六级考研雅思GRE Collins 1

v. cause to suffer

vt. 迫害, 虐待, 困扰, 同...捣乱
[法] 迫害, 虐待, 烦扰

Collins 星级

13,795

BNC 频率

12,900

使用频率

per- 是一个前缀，表示“通过”或“完全”，而 secut 来源于拉丁语 sequi，意为“跟随”。合起来理解为“完全跟随”，暗示持续不断的跟随或迫害。

例句

1. Many people were persecuted for their beliefs in the past.

过去许多人因为他们的信仰而遭受迫害。

2. The government should protect those who are persecuted.

政府应该保护那些受到迫害的人。

3. It is wrong to persecute anyone for their race or religion.

因种族或宗教迫害任何人都是错误的。