im·por·tu·nate /ɪmˈpɔrʧənət, tjʊnət/
(a.)纏擾不休的,頻頻索要的,堅持的,討厭的
Im·por·tu·nate a.
1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an importunate petitioner, curiosity.
2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.]
-- Im*por*tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Im*por*tu*nate*ness, n.
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importunate
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened
look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand
for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in
her voice" [syn: appealing, imploring, pleading]