VERB
(因種族、信仰）迫害，殘害，壓迫
If someone is persecuted, they are treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of their race or beliefs.
例句
Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs...
韋弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到當(dāng)局的迫害。
They began by brutally persecuting the Catholic Church.
他們開(kāi)始?xì)埧崞群μ熘鹘獭?/i>