chevy
打獵時的叫喊,追趕,狩獵(vt.)追趕,追逐(vi.)逃竄
Chev·y v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]
One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. --London Times.
Chev·y n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Eng.]
1. A cry used in hunting.
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.
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Chiv·y v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.]
Syn: -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.
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chevy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his
female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke]