英:[ɪmˈpɔ:tʃənət]
美:[ɪmˈpɔrtʃənət]
英:[ɪmˈpɔ:tʃənət]
美:[ɪmˈpɔrtʃənət]
im·por·tu·nate
ihm por ch niht
importunately (adv.), importunateness (n.)
词根:importunate
adv.importunately 缠扰不休地
Adjective
1. expressing earnest entreaty;
"the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"
"she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"
"a pleading note in her voice"
1520年代,来自于 importune 和 -ate(1),或者来自于中世纪拉丁语 importunatus,过去分词形式为 importunari “使自己麻烦”。相关词汇: Importunately(15世纪中期)。更早的形容词为 importune(约1400年)。
importune >entry 1 or importune >entry 2 + -ate >entry 3 Note: Compare Medieval Latin importūnātus and Middle French importuné in this sense, which are formally, though not semantically, past passive participles of the transitive verbs importūnāre and importuner.
The first known use of importunate was in the 15th century
importunateadjective
making a nuisance of oneself with requests or demands
1 It was only a fancy; yet a fancy will sometimes be importunate.
它只是一个幻梦,但是有时幻梦是会纠缠不休的。
2 Or why, again, was she in such a clamorous hurry and so importunate?
3 The appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog; she holds out her hand for money importunate insistent; a pleading note in her voice.
一条受伤了的狗的哀求的、受惊吓的目光;她伸出她的手乞讨,哀求的、迫切的;她声音中恳求的口气。
4 At that point, I felt an importunate tap, almost a punch, on my upper arm, from Charles’ direction.
5 "I hope that when we go out from this place tonight and we are waylaid by importunate nose-ringed climate change protesters, we remind them that she was also right about greenhouse gases."
6 And knowing this, and hearing the confused sounds of departure rise each moment louder and more importunate, the girl grew frantic with impatience.
7 The Danes raised what was perhaps the biggest cheer of the year when they bluntly told Donald Trump where he could put his importunate bid to “buy” Greenland.
8 The bag looked really as if it were filled, but the fact was I was absolutely unprepared for such importunate examination.
9 Even as it was, there was no reason why the stream, disturbed for a moment, should not flow as smoothly as before, since Phebus, convinced of his mistake, ceased to be importunate.
10 During this interval she had become a less vivid and importunate image, receding from his foreground as May Welland resumed her rightful place in it.
这段时间,由于梅·韦兰在他心目中恢复了应有的地位,奥兰斯卡夫人的形象正在消退,已经不那么清晰、那么索绕心头了。
11 His secretary shielded him from importunate visitors.
他的秘书替他挡住胡搅蛮缠的来访者。
12 I apologise for being importunate.
13 Bertha was astonished that he should wish to see her, and a little annoyed, for now of all times his presence would be importunate.
伯莎为他居然会想看望她而吃惊,并且有点儿气恼,因为他的出现如今较之任何时候都更令她憎厌。
14 The importunate are ever dear to the heart of Mary as they are to the Heart of her Divine Son.
15 They were accosted by importunate women.
16 On the face of it, they satisfied an importunate US last week by banning the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei from doing business in Britain.
17 Most important, Mr. Green is his old self: arriving anywhere he wants around the beat, gliding or leaping, importunate and reassuring.
18 Computer won't make mistake, bagman importunate is saying.
电脑是不会出错的, 推销员坚持的说着.
19 When he stepped on shore he disregarded the importunate crowd of hotel touts, and handing his portmanteau to a black porter, said merely, "English Consulate!"
20 From that time he was the most humble, modest, and importunate man alive in his courtship.
从那时候起他变做世上最自谦,最有礼貌,最屡求不倦的求婚人了。
2 强求
urgent pressing demand woo importune impose extort chivvy siege exaction obtrusion sorn push tease persecute wring urging exigible importance requisition duress importunity exact strain compel grub put the acid on
3 紧急的
4 坚持的
persistent pressing insistent unremitting persevering pertinacious steady tenacious loud hard-nosed
5 急切
forward immediate strenuous ardent breathless necessitous wild anxious impatient tiptoe solicitous raring hurry expediency
6 强要
7 强要的
8 坚持
persistent pressing insistent unremitting persevering pertinacious maintenance patience assertion maintain assert persist hold fast to press ahead steady tenacious Patience perseverance adhere cling cleave enforce continue stay press stick pursue swear HEW hold by nail colours to the mast get it into head stick at it stand on insist on stand up for stick to it in the cause of loud hard-nosed stick-to-itiveness obstinateness persistence adherence insistence tenacity persistency instancy stand insist fasten persevere hew protest hug holdout
9 迫切
instant sore urgent imperative pressing dire imminent stringent imperious clamant push urgency stringency exigence propinquity
11 难对付的
Nice tricky rum stubborn formidable fiddly spiky untoward fiddling impracticable spinous ticklish parlous difficile kittle a bastard of a
13 急切的
forward immediate strenuous ardent breathless necessitous wild anxious impatient tiptoe solicitous raring
15 纠缠不休
importunity dog pursue stick like a leech cling like a leech nagging keep on about keep on at about keep on at keep on urgent urging besiege
16 没完没了的
17 再三要求
18 讨厌
mean nice military rank impossible wet offensive painful horrible ugly nasty unwanted foul brutal fierce grim stink cheerful poisonous undesirable cumbersome dreadful troublesome damned pesky vile obscene lousy hateful obnoxious hideous unwelcome gummy goddamn horrid slimy cursed grating bothersome noxious tiresome nauseous rancid repulsive grisly villainous hellish shrill ungrateful abominable off-putting frightful abhorrent disagreeable brackish ruddy odious accursed beastly loath blasted goddamned doggone unwholesome irksome mucky damnable execrable confounded ungracious mawkish pestilential pestilent pestiferous stinko verminous boresome tarnation accurst hateable plaguesome weariful maledict disagreeably damnably bally dislike boredom averse detestation undesirability disrelish loathe scunner bar object unsonsy ill-favored Nice evil terrible chronic unlikely unpleasant disgusting rotten hairy filthy tacky unfavorable wretched objectionable carrion unsavory yucky mothering loathsome insufferable detestable bawdy pissy elvish motherfucking unlovely noisome unpleasing cumbrous perishing sodding dratted plaguey loathly snuffy disgustful lumbersome loathful naffing cotton-picking sour bother bugger botheration deformity damnation afraid cringe have no time for get knotted be sour on no deal not very nice
19 再三
20 讨厌的
mean nice military rank impossible wet offensive painful horrible ugly nasty unwanted foul brutal fierce grim stink cheerful poisonous undesirable cumbersome dreadful troublesome damned pesky vile obscene lousy hateful obnoxious hideous unwelcome gummy goddamn horrid slimy cursed grating bothersome noxious tiresome nauseous rancid repulsive grisly villainous hellish shrill ungrateful abominable off-putting frightful abhorrent disagreeable brackish ruddy odious accursed beastly blasted goddamned doggone unwholesome irksome mucky damnable execrable confounded ungracious mawkish pestilential pestilent pestiferous stinko verminous boresome tarnation accurst hateable plaguesome weariful maledict bally unsonsy ill-favored Nice evil terrible chronic unlikely unpleasant disgusting rotten hairy filthy tacky unfavorable wretched objectionable carrion unsavory yucky mothering loathsome insufferable detestable bawdy pissy elvish motherfucking unlovely noisome unpleasing cumbrous perishing sodding dratted plaguey loathly snuffy disgustful lumbersome loathful naffing cotton-picking sour not very nice