badger

アナグマ

短い脚で地中に巣穴を掘る野生動物。多くは白黒の模様がある。

やさしい英語で： A wild animal with short legs that digs underground homes; many have black and white markings.

• A badger crossed the path.
• Badgers often look for food at night.
• We found a badger sett near the woods.

よく使う表現： badger sett, badger cub, wild badger, honey badger

しつこくせがむ、しつこく悩ませる

相手がうんざりするまで、繰り返し頼んだり困らせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To keep asking or bothering someone until they become annoyed.

• Stop badgering me!
• The children badgered him for sweets.
• Reporters kept badgering her about her private life.

使い方： badger someone about something (The children badgered me about the trip.); badger someone for something (He kept badgering his parents for money.); badger someone into doing something (They badgered her into joining the club.)

類義語： pester, nag, harass

よく使う表現： badger someone about something, badger someone for something, badger someone into something