badger /ˈbædʒə/ TEM8 ( badgering, badgered, badgers )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night. 獾

• 2. 

  V-T If you badger someone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions. 纠缠

  例：

  She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something.

  她一再纠缠医生，恳求他做点什么。

  例：

  They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back.

  他们不断打电话、写信，缠着要我回去。