accost
美音:
[ə´kɔst
]英音:
[ə´kɔst
]vt.对...说话,搭话
难易程度:
accost为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:accosted 过去分词:accosted 现在分词:accosting 第三人称单数:accosts
词根
ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始,或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-
近义词, 同义词
accost
/ə'kɒst; [US] ə'kɔ:st; ə`kɔst/
v [Tn]
(a) approach and speak to (sb) boldly 贸然上前与(某人)搭讪或攀谈
*She was accosted by a complete stranger. 有一个她完全不认识的人过来跟她搭讪.
(b) (of a prostitute) solicit (sb) (指妓女)勾搭, 勾引(某人).
accost
v [T]written
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: accoster, from Latin costa 'rib, side']
to go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way
He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money.