動詞 pester:

1. annoy persistently
   同義詞：tease, badger, bug, beleaguer

1. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
   他告訴她別拿些瑣事來煩他。
2. He told the photographers to stop pestering him.
   他告訴照相的人別再纏著他。
3. Beggars pestered him for money.
   乞丐纏著向他討錢。
4. They pestered her to join in the scheme.
   他們不斷要求她參與那計畫。
5. The horses in the meadow were being pestered by flies.
   牧場上的馬不斷受馬蠅滋擾。
6. He pestered her with requests for help.
   他纏著她要她幫忙。

pes.ter

v.tr.（及物動詞）
pes.tered,pes.ter.ing,pes.ters
To harass with petty annoyances; bother.See Synonyms at harass
打擾，糾纏：用瑣碎的事情來煩擾；困擾參見 harass

來源：
Probably short for French empestrer [to constrain, embarrass] probably also influenced by pest
可能為 法語 empestrer的簡寫 [束縛，妨礙] 可能也受 pest的影響
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Vulgar Latin *imp3stôri3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *imp3stôri3re
Latin in- [in] * see in- 2
拉丁語 in- [在…中] *參見 in-2
Vulgar Latin *pastôria [a hobble]
俗拉丁語 *pastôria [跛行，束縛動物腿的繩索]
from Latin [feminine of] p3stôrius [of a herdsman]
源自 拉丁語 [] p3stôrius的陰性詞 [牧人的]
from Latin p3stor [herdsman] * see p3-
源自 拉丁語 p3stor [牧人] *參見 p3-

【引伸】
pes.terer
n.（名詞）