vt.迫害;煩擾;為難
They persecute those who do not conform to their idea. 他們迫害那些不信奉他們思想的人。
Once the affair became public, he was persecuted by the press. 事情公開後,他便受到新聞界的糾纏。
He persecuted me with various delicate questions. 他用種種微妙的問題把我難倒了。