badgers

英 [ˈbædʒəz]

美 [ˈbædʒərz]

n. 獾(挖洞居住，夜间活动)
v. 纠缠，烦扰(反复提出问题或要求)
badger的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

獾
Abadgeris 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.
VERB 纠缠；烦扰；对…软磨硬泡
If youbadgersomeone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions.
1. She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something...
  她屡屡缠着她的医生不放，求他做点什么。
2. They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back...
  他们不停地给我打电话、写信，软磨硬泡要我回去。
3. Richard's mother badgered him into taking a Spanish wife.
  理查德的母亲磨破嘴皮子，终于说服他娶了个西班牙太太。