bait: implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim: siblings ~ed each other constantly.   (wanton 1无理任意, 2放荡, 如wanton destruction of environment肆意破坏环境, wanton woman荡妇)  (cruel残忍特指以别人痛苦为乐delight)    


badger: implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy: ~ed her father for a  raise in her allowance.   (frenzy疯狂狂乱: 因紧张激动而情绪失控，常伴有动作suggests loss of self-control and violent agitation often manifested in action，如shoppers driven to a frenzy during the annual sale年度促销使顾客疯狂)


heckle: implies persistent interruptive questioning of a speaker in order to confuse or discomfit: drunks ~d the stand-up comic.  (discomfit妨害挫折使困窘implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion，如persistent heckling discomfited the speaker不断地诘问让演讲人困窘)


hector: carries an implication of bullying, scolding and domineering that breaks spirit: as a child he had been ~ed by his father.   Hector是特洛伊首领，做事高尚，但名字在17世纪末被伦敦流氓盗用。


chivvy: suggests persecution by teasing or nagging: ~ed her husband to the breaking point.    又如he chivvied them into the car  

他催促他们上车。

hound: implies unrelenting pursuit and persecution: ~ed on all sides by creditors.    creditor债权人，债务人是debtor


bait逗人生气: 故意让人痛苦并以此为乐(persecute迫害的基本意思是让人痛苦烦躁)，badger骚扰: 不断骚扰(pester表示骚扰harass，但强调不断和琐碎)，让人困扰狂躁，heckle诘问: 打断人,使人困窘，hector欺凌:  表示欺辱斥责专横,使人丧失斗志, ，chivvy强求催促: 挑逗唠叨,让人干本不想干的事，hound追讨纠缠: 不停追讨或追问，本意是猎狗。


记忆方法: 1）首字母BBHHCH不好不好好差<==不要骚扰


         2）骚扰的意思是不停提要求找麻烦mean to harass persistently or annoyingly by efforts to break down.