accost

英 [əˈkɒst]

美 [əˈkɔːst]

v.  (贸然)上前搭讪; (唐突地)走近谈话

过去分词：accosted　过去式：accosted　现在分词：accosting　第三人称单数：accosts　

TOEFLGRE法律

BNC.20543 / COCA.19030

牛津词典

verb

• （贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话
  to go up to sb and speak to them, especially in a way that is rude or threatening
  1. She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger.
     在街上，一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （唐突地或带有威胁性地）走近跟…攀谈，上前与…搭讪
  If someoneaccostsanother person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
  1. A man had accosted me in the street.
     一个男的在街上和我搭讪。

英英释义

verb

• approach with an offer of sexual favors
  1. he was solicited by a prostitute
  2. The young man was caught soliciting in the park
  Synonym:hooksolicit
• speak to someone
  Synonym:addresscome up to

双语例句

• A man had accosted me in the street.
  一个男的在街上和我搭讪。
• He walked to the door and opened it, prepared to accost an intruder with righteous indignation.
  他走上前去开门，义愤填膺地想向闯入者发难。
• Jean Valjean, who, an instant previously, in his then state of mind, would not have spoken to or even answered any one, felt irresistibly impelled to accost that child.
  在这以前，冉阿让在他那样的心境中是对谁都不会说一句话，也不会答一句话的。这时他却按捺不住，主动向那孩子说话了。
• If they were resolute to accost her, she laid her finger on the scarlet letter, and passed on.
  如果他们执意要和她搭讪，她就用一个手指按住那红宇，侧身而过。
• A few lone women are intended accost he, he also is happy such.
  一个男的在街一些单身女人故意勾引他，他也乐于如此。
• Executive accountability and the rule of law were necessary to accost them, said Githongo.
  行政问责制和法治对于治理这些问题是必要的。