資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pester \Pes"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr. impester, fr. OF. empaistrier,
   empestrer, to entangle the feet or legs, to embarrass, F.
   emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en- (L. in in) + LL. pastorium,
   pastoria, a fetter by which horses are prevented from
   wandering in the pastures, fr. L. pastorius belonging to a
   herdsman or shepherd, pastor a herdsman. See {In}, and
   {Pasture}, {Pastor}.]
   1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
      vexations.

            We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.

            A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
      infest. [Obs.] --Milton.

            All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
            fishes.                               --Holland.

資料來源 : WordNet®

pestered
     adj : troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances;
           "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression";
           "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant
           interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly
           teenager" [syn: {annoyed}, {harassed}, {harried}, {vexed}]