persecute

verb

/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/

/ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt/

[often passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they persecute	/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːt/ /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːt/
he / she / it persecutes	/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːts/ /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːts/
past simple persecuted	/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːtɪd/ /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪd/
past participle persecuted	/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːtɪd/ /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪd/
-ing form persecuting	/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈpɜːrsɪkjuːtɪŋ/

persecute somebody (for something) to treat somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs（因种族、宗教或政治信仰）迫害，残害，压迫
- Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs.人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
- persecuted minorities被迫害的少数群体
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- bias
- discriminate
- equal
- feminism
- homophobia
- human right
- marginalize
- persecute
- race
- society
Topics Social issuesc2
persecute somebody to deliberately annoy somebody all the time and make their life unpleasant骚扰；打扰；为…找麻烦 synonym harass
- Why are the media persecuting him like this?新闻媒体为什么总这样揪住他不放？

词源late Middle English: from Old French persecuter, from Latin persecut- ‘followed with hostility’, from the verb persequi, from per- ‘through, utterly’ + sequi ‘follow, pursue’.