名詞 badger:

1. a native or resident of Wisconsin
   同義詞：Wisconsinite
2. sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

動詞 badger:

1. annoy persistently
   同義詞：tease, pester, bug, beleaguer
2. persuade through constant efforts

1. Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
   獾在這座教堂的地基處打了洞。
2. The children badgered me into taking them to the cinema.
   孩子們吵著要我?guī)麄內(nèi)タ措娪啊?/div>
3. They kept badgering him to get a home computer.
   他們一直糾纏著要他買一臺電腦。

badg.er

n.（名詞）

Any of several carnivorous, burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such asMeles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy, grizzled coat.
獾：任何一種鼬科食肉類，善打洞的哺乳動物，如歐亞大陸的獾 或北美的 北美獾 ，短腿，前腳上有長爪，有很厚的灰色皮毛
The fur or hair of this mammal.
獾的皮毛：這類哺乳動物的皮或毛
Any of several similar mammals, such as the ratel.
獾類動物：一些類似哺乳動物中任何一種，如密獾
Badger Slang A native or inhabitant of Wisconsin.
Badger 【俚語】 獾州人：威斯康星州的印第安人或居民
v.tr.（及物動詞）
badg.ered,badg.er.ing,badg.ers
To harry or pester persistently.See Synonyms at harass
困擾，糾纏：不斷地掠奪或騷擾參見 harass

來源：
Perhaps from badge
可能源自 badge

<注釋>Our name for the Eurasian species of this mammal, which is noted for championing its burrow just like a knight of old,may come from the badger`s knightly emblem.The creature`s white head with a broad black stripe on each side of the snout may have brought to mind a badge,hence the namebadger. One good piece of supporting evidence for this theory is that an earlier name for the animal wasbauson, which comes from the Old French wordbaucenc, usually referring to a white patch on a horse and also meaning .badger..Bauson is first recorded before 375, badger in 523.
這種以象老騎士般維護它的洞穴而聞名的歐亞大陸哺乳動物，其名字可能來自于獾英勇俠義的寓意。這種動物白色的頭部帶有寬闊的黑色條紋，分別在口鼻的兩側(cè)，這可能使人聯(lián)想到徽章的標(biāo)志，因此取了badger 這個名字。 這種理論最好的支持證據(jù)就是這種動物較早期的名字叫bauson， 從古法語baucenc 而來， 經(jīng)常指馬身上的白斑，也是.徽章.的意思。Bauson 一詞在375年前第一次被記載，而 badger 一詞則記載于523年