tease 英 [ti:z]   美 [tiz]

tease

tease  英 [ti:z] 美 [tiz]

vt. 戏弄,挑逗;梳理  n. 戏弄 

进行时:teasing  过去式:teased  过去分词:teased  第三人称单数:teases  名词复数:teases 

I tease her. 我取笑他。
Don't get upset—I was only teasing. 别不高兴,我只是在逗你玩。

  • To tease is to pick on someone or to give false hope. You can tease your little sister by saying "nanny nanny boo boo" or by holding a cookie just out of her reach.
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  • vt. 戏弄,挑逗;梳理
  • n. 戏弄
  • 1. I tease her.

    我取笑他。

  • 2. Don't get upset—I was only teasing.

    别不高兴,我只是在逗你玩。

  • 3. I used to get teased about my name.

    过去别人总拿我的名字开玩笑。

  • 4. to tease wool into strands

    把羊毛梳成缕

  • 5. The teacher helped them tease out the meaning of the poem.

    老师帮助他们弄清楚那首诗的含义。

  • tease (n.) 1690s, "act of teasing," from tease (v.). Meaning "one who teases" is from 1852. Specifically as short for cock-teaser, it was in use by 1976.
  • tease (v.) formerly also teaze, Old English tæsan "pluck, pull, tear; pull apart, comb" (fibers of wool, flax, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *taisijan (source also of Danish tæse, Middle Dutch tesen, Dutch tezen "to draw, pull, scratch," Old High German zeisan "to tease, pick wool").
tease / tiːz ; NAmE tiːz / verb , noun tease teases teased teasing verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] tease(sb) | tease(sb) + speech to laugh at sb and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them 取笑;戏弄;揶揄;寻开心 Don't get upset—I was only teasing. 别不高兴,我只是在逗你玩。 I used to get teased about my name. 过去别人总拿我的名字开玩笑。 2 [transitive ] teasesth to annoy an animal, especially by touching it, pulling its tail, etc. 招惹,逗弄(动物) 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] tease(sb) ( disapproving) to make sb sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them 挑逗,撩拨(异性) 4 [transitive ] teasesth (+ adv./prep.) to pull sth gently apart into separate pieces 梳理 to tease wool into strands 把羊毛梳成缕 5 ( NAmE) ( BrE back·comb ) [transitive ] teasesth to combyour hair in the opposite direction to the way it grows so that it looks thicker 倒梳(头发)使之蓬起 PHRASAL VERB ˌtease sth↔ˈout 1 to remove knots from hair, wool, etc. by gently pulling or brushing it 梳理,梳通(毛发等) 2 to spend time trying to find out information or the meaning of sth, especially when this is complicated or difficult 探讨;深入研究;梳理清楚 The teacher helped them tease out the meaning of the poem. 老师帮助他们弄清楚那首诗的含义。 noun [usually singular ] 1 a person who likes to play tricks and jokes on other people, especially by telling them sth that is not true or by not telling them sth that they want to know 爱戏弄人的人;逗弄者;取笑者 2 an act that is intended as a trick or joke 戏弄;捉弄;取笑 3 ( disapproving) a person who pretends to be attracted to sb, makes them sexually excited and then refuses to have sex with them 卖弄风骚的人;勾引人者 tease / tiːz ; NAmE tiːz /
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