Importune
[ ,ɪmpɔr'tun ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 纠缠，向（某人）不断要求;（妓女）拉（客）;
💡 词根助记
im无+ port 港口 + une表动词 →无处停靠就胡搅蛮缠 → 强求
📝 例句
to harass sb. with unreasonable demands; to pester sb. endlessly; to importune
胡搅蛮缠
to request; to beseech; to importune
干求
Don't importune me with your complaints.
不要老是向我发牢骚。
To importune or entangle a person incessantly
死缠活缠
To try to influence, as by insistent arguments;importune or entreat.
敦促试图影响，如用坚持的观点来影响；乞求或请求
🌱 联想助记
【记】im-in进入,port-带、拿,tune-调子:进门后拿出强求的调子→强求
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
importune
v
(fml 文)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.t]
~ sb (for sth) ask sb persistently (for sth), usu in an annoying manner; beg or demand insistently 一再向某人要求（某事物）（尤指令人厌烦）
importune one's creditors for an extension of the borrowing period/to extend the borrowing period 再三乞求债权人延长借贷期限.
2 [I, Tn] (of a prostitute) attempt to attract (clients) （指妓女或男妓）拉（客）
arrested for importuning 因拉客被捕.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,impɒ:'tju:n]vt. 强求, 硬要vi. 强求, 纠缠【法】 向...强求, 纠缠, 迫诱相关词组: importune sb for sth
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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You need to complete some forms before the class.
上课之前你得填一些表格。
Not really, I'm afraid. We were delayed taking off, and we encountered a lot of bad weather.
不太好，我们起飞延误了，还遭遇了恶劣的气候。
The rough across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
穿越平原的道路高低不平，开车走了不远，路面愈加崎岖。我们想劝说布鲁斯把车开回我们出发的那个村庄去。