• vt. 勾引；引誘；對…說話；搭訕

前綴ac-同ad-. -cost, 岸，同coast.原指軍事行動中的渡海登岸，后詞義縮小為搭訕。

accost (v.)

1570s, from Middle French accoster "move up to," from Italian accostare or directly from Late Latin accostare "come up to the side," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + costa "rib, side" (see coast (n.)). The original notion is of fleets of warships attacking an enemy's coast. Related: Accosted; accosting.

1. He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father.

他在與她父親搭話前,仔細地考慮著他的防范措施.

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2. Family was touched by him, accost he ate and drink.

家人被他感動了, 招呼他吃喝了一頓.

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3. They have been assigned to accost strangers and extract secrets from them.

他們被指派去與生疏人搭訕從并從他們那里套出奧秘.

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4. It is forbidden accost others while chewing.

決不可嚼著東西跟別人搭訕.

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5. Female booking clerk at once enthusiastic accost, call person offer one's seat to sb.

女售票員連忙熱情招呼, 叫人讓座.

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