"Madame la Marquise," returned Nathan, "you do not know the value of these 'precious' phrases; I am talking Sainte-Beuve, the new kind of French.--I resume. Walking one day arm in arm with a friend along the boulevard, he was accosted by a ferocious creditor, who inquired:英文原著 · 《A Prince of Bohemia》
"I know him intimately," replied Raffles, turning, however, the other way. "He accosted me on Monday, when I explained that I was an old soldier of the colonel's regiment, who came in every few days to air the place and send on any odd letters. You see, I have always carried one or two about me, redirected to that address in Switzerland, and when I showed them to him it was all. right. But after that it was no use listening at the letter-box for a clear coast, was it?"英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
And in a moment he had accosted the man by the boy's nickname, obviously without thinking of an affront which few would have read in that hearty open face and hand.英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
That therefore, for the two keepers employed to keep up the lights, all provisions for the winter were necessarily carried to them in autumn, as they could never be visited again till the return of the milder season. That on the first practicable day in the spring a boat put off to them with fresh supplies. The boatmen met at the door one of the keepers and accosted him with a How goes it friend? Very well. How is your companion? I do not know. Don't know? Is not he here?英文原著 · 《AUTOBIOGRAPHY》
In the little office where the dismal band waited, there had been a sharp hopeful stir when Rufus Coleman, the Sunday editor, passed rapidly from door to door and vanished within the holy precincts. It had evidently been in the minds of some to accost him then, but his eyes did not turn once in their direction. It was as if he had not seen them. Many experiences had taught him that the proper manner of passing through this office was at a blind gallop.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
It was several days before Jasper had an opportunity of learning whether his malicious plan had succeeded or not. On Sunday forenoon he met Rodney on Fifth Avenue just as the church services were over. He crossed the street and accosted the boy he had tried to injure.英文原著 · 《Cast Upon the Breakers》
So what are we gonna do about you trespassing and accosting my children?美剧 · 《Shameless》
While two teenage girls waited at a bus stop, they were accosted by an unknown masked assailant.美剧 · 《Shameless》
But now that you accosted me during my me time, I'm gonna change my mind and do what you say.美剧 · 《Suits》
You accost me for the second time in three days and throw Mary Ann's name around like a bargaining chip, and you think I'm gonna help you?美剧 · 《Suits》